attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
management; administration; operation
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
receptionist; reception woman
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
by today; before the day is over
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
proposal; proposition; suggestion
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
finishing blow; coup de grâce
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly