with a clink (click, clack)
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name
dropout; quitter; deserter
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
and what is worse; to make matters worse
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
softly; smoothly; tenderly; gently; mildly; calmly
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
bluff; false show of power; bold front
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast