to be lacking in options; to be too few
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
joke; playfulness; kidding around
cubit (ancient unit of length)
overseas student; exchange student
secret; private; surreptitious
like a part of the family
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
organs of the state; machinery of the state
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
another; different; something else
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
slightly early; just before
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
probability; likelihood; chances
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
schedule; program; calendar
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of); geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
Dixon; Dickison; Dickson; Dixson
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
emergency staircase; fire escape
safe; vault; storage cabinet
ID card; identification card