sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
feeling of a house or a room
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
in succession; one by one
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just