openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
serious crime; grave crime
outcast; odd man out; pariah
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
since the dawn of history
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
death by crushing; being crushed to death
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
real intention; true motive; true meaning
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
returning tit for tat; retaliating
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
fishing industry; fishery
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine