don't you think?; indicates question
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
level; standard; water level
only; merely; but; no more than
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
practical question (problem); practical matter
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
gem; jewel; precious stone
to pass on an order; to pass the word
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
witnessing; observing; sighting
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
scale; scope; plan; structure
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)