supply; provision; raising; procurement
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
observation; survey; watching
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
secret information; intelligence
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
victim; injured party; sufferer
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly