like a decent person; human
blur; blurred; indistinct
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
selling at a sacrifice; amazing bargain; fire sale
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
discretion; judgement; judgment
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to take a breath; to take a short rest
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
banknote; bill; note; paper money
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
vertical furrow (between the eyebrows)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
in succession; one by one
these guys; these fellows
familiar spirit; familiar
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool