to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
five (long cylindrical things)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
consumer financing firm; loan shark
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one by one; in detail; minutely
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
direct unforked road; straight path
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can