bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); one move
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
first thing in the morning
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
increase (in an amount of money or goods); augmentation
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
during; for the duration of
brown envelope; manila envelope
to compose; to put together
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to hold fast; to protect to the end
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
manuscript; version; draft