rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
night view; night skyline; nightscape
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to call a person's attention (to)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
ten (long cylindrical things)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
way out; means to escape; escape route
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
offense; offence; method of attack
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
essence; true nature; substance; reality
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with