braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to stare back (at); to glare back
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
not yet known; unknown; strange
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest