smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
long; drawn-out; very long
to send or direct a person to
offender; criminal; culprit
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
(person treated as a) plaything
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
around the world; throughout the world
hard worker; hardworking person
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to