empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
way of speaking; intimation
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
serious look (on one's face); straight face
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
to explain adequately; to be accountable
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)