dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
personal grudge; personal enmity
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
valuation basis; appraisal standard
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
unconditionally; as a rule
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
to lie down; to throw oneself down
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
based on; on the basis of
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
since when; from when; how long
already known; well-known
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
planning; project; plan; design
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
every single word and phrase; word by word
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)