certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
protracted war; war of attrition
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
dozens; scores of; decades
same family (race, tribe)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
grudge; complaint; reproach
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise