neat and clean; tidy; trim
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
every evening; night after night
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
main force; chief object; mainline