friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
risky; dangerous; insecure
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
trivial; not amounting to much
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
lethality; killing effectiveness
short distance; short range; short-haul
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
passing through; through passage
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
shady; underhanded; questionable
to gain fame; to make one's name
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding