Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to call each other; to call out to one another
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
some people; a few people; several people
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change