out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
alteration; falsification; faking
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
proposal; proposition; suggestion
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
winner-takes-all (system)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
postponement; deferment; adjournment
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
near; close by; within reach; familiar
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided