to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
process; course; mechanism
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
offender; criminal; culprit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
every person; every mouth; every entrance
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back