pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
regular customer; general audience; general public
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
assembling a criminal case
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
level; standard; water level
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
promotional flyer; advertising leaflet; circular
customer traffic; customers; custom
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
rest; break; recess; intermission
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
just who do you think you are?
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish