to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
the whole day; all the day
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
to put someone to trouble
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
pleasant feeling; good feeling
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
reserve corps; flying squadron
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
at a loss for words; stumped for words
thousands; several thousand
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
British person; British citizen; Briton
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
higher rank; better position
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to make an appearance; to show up
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
lariat; lasso; slip noose
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement