examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
to dye; to colour; to color
shyness; bashfulness; shame
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
Tyler; Theiler; Tylor; Tyler
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
no, not like that (but like this)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to read the situation; to sense the mood
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to blaze; to burn brightly
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
intercept; interception; counter-attack
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
body; body blow (in boxing)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
thrust at the opponent's throat
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to flare up; to burst into flames
this and that; one thing or another
questions and answers; dialogue
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to miss a chance; to fail to do
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining