drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
performance of one's official duties
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
shooting range; firing range
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
(not) a single person; (no) one
stupid idiot; total moron
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
glad countenance; joyful look
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to step over or across; to overcome