progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to maintain; to continue to have
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
all right; very well; okay; I got it
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
illegal; illicit; unlawful
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
person who gives the right (correct) answer
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
number of persons; personnel
quick-witted; quick to understand
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to stick it out (until the end)
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
rather; sooner; preferably
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to correct oneself; to restate
to overdo; to do too much
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy