coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
two months later; the month after next
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
difficult to ...; hard to ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
system; institution; organization; organisation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
without a holiday; nonstop
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
food and drink; eating and drinking
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
every month; each month; monthly
when it becomes; when it comes to
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
final; eventual; ultimate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
thin; slender; fine; unlucky