not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
discipline; training; teaching manners
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to wring the neck; to strangle
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
in name only; titular; nominal
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
intellectual-type gangster
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
being too late; losing one's final chance
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
otherwise; or else; if not