economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to not take seriously; to take lightly
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to add (to); to add on; to append
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
standard; average; typical; normal
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
superiority complex; sense of superiority