to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interior; inside; internal
influence; clout; leverage
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
guess; speculation; supposition
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
match (to light fire with)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
impudent; shameless; brazen
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
illegal; illicit; unlawful
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with