bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
even if not; even without
superior; excellent; fine
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
breathily (while talking)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
restlessly; in continuous motion
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to pull wires; to pull strings
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to figure out; to get an idea
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind