defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
person who smacks loudly when eating; loud eater
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
remarkable; striking; obvious
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
repentance; confession; penitence
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
one's physical safety; personal security
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)