to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
sales; selling; marketing
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
forcibly; against one's will
transactions; dealings; business
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
interval; break; pause; spare moment
apparent; obvious; very clear
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
work; business; company; study
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to find fault with; to question
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
forwarding agent; carrier
innocence; being not guilty
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
cache; place to hide something
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
just one person; only one
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up