water outlet; tap; faucet
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
awkward (difficult) question
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to escape death; to be saved from death
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to begin talking; to open up
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to pay attention; to be watchful
the lower classes; the common people
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
good family; respectable family; decent family
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
trembling from fear; trembling all over
home area; home town; local
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for