to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
engineer; technical officer
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
public announcement; official notice
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
general public; the masses
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to tower over the surroundings
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
in a day; in a brief space of time
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
statistical table or chart
ratio; proportion; percentage