strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to palm off; to force a sale
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
point of compromise; common ground
reading too much into (what ... says)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage