secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to not believe one's ears
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to employ; to hire; to charter
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if you think about it; come to think of it
financial muscle; economic clout
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
declaration; proclamation; announcement
don't worry; there's no need to worry
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
beginning; outset; first; onset
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
power generation facility
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)