field overseer; site foreman
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
feeling of calmness and relaxation
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
to be careful; to take the utmost care
to be worn down; to be reduced
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to set up shop; to open a store
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
dispersing; breaking up; running away
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
one's house; one's home; one's family
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural