threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
unloading (of cargo); discharge
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
wherein; therein; thereinto
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into