vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
charming figure; alluring figure
to soak; to steep; to macerate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
roadway; road; carriageway
(passenger) car; automobile
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
review; reconsideration; revision
something small; something petty; trifle
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient