after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
business; trade; operations; sales
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
going through; going via; going by way of
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
calm; composed; cool; quiet
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
major dealer; wealthy merchant
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
ordinary citizen; the general public
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
largest company; industry leader
intelligence gathering; information gathering
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
subscriber; reader; admirer
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
degree of familiarity; popularity
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
finishing blow; coup de grâce