to scatter away; to vanish
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
huge win; overwhelming victory
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
self-torturing; masochistic
to stare back (at); to glare back
scoundrel; rascal; villain
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
just past noon; afternoon
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
a little bit; a little while