temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
quick to seize an opportunity
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
old fox; old-timer; schemer
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
(romantic) trouble with women; calamities brought upon a man by a woman
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
relation; connection; affinity
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
wickedness; sideways; unreasonable
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin