poor physical health; bad shape
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
calling by name; designation; nomination
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to that degree; to that extent; that much
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
bringing; taking; carrying
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
political situation; political affairs
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
hook (high point of a song); chorus
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
art of self-defense (defence)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
how others look at you; what others think about you
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)