operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
insight; power of observation
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
end; close; finish; termination
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
surroundings; circumference
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to love ardently; to be madly in love with
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to whine; to make feeble complaints
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
second; number two; runner-up
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
drop (e.g. of water); drip
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
hostile relations; hostile relationship
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of