to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
several times; once or twice
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to think of; to come up with
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
propaganda work; propaganda efforts (maneuvers)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
script; libretto; scenario
grim; stern; stark; heartless
convert (e.g. to a cause)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
how long; how much; to what extent
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
dangerous position; peril
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
surface of the earth; ground surface
in one's hands; in one's control
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?