decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
deep affection; dear; beloved
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
double-edged; double-edged blade
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
very much; exceedingly; extremely
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
fixed date; appointed day
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
difference; variation; difference
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to see through; to see the true nature of something
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
moderate faction; moderates