soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
lying down; down!; lie down!
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
house search; search of the premises
cease-fire; truce; armistice
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
cake or snack served with tea
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
large number (of); many; majority
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to threaten; to make threats
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
(in the same way) as before; as always
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to fight against; to oppose; to face
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
so-and-so; who?; which people?
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique