malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
brothel; bordello; whorehouse; cathouse
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
strategy meeting; council of war
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
a few years ago; some years back
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
insertion; incorporation; infixing