superior; excellent; fine
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
within a pit or (mine) shaft
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to bind (with rope, etc.)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to burrow through; to dig through
master painter; great artist; painter; artist
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
honorific title; honorific term of address
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
business ability; business acumen
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
rat guard (device placed on storehouse pillars, mooring ropes, pipes, etc. to block the passage of rats)