administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
array; muster; line-up; full force
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to jar; to creak; to grate
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to say no more; to sink into silence
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
clearly; distinctly; vividly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
time; season; period; phase; stage
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
tone (of voice); manner of talking
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line