mental anguish; mental distress
(something) so small; so little; trifling
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
same as above; ditto; ibid.
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
travelling incognito (traveling); quiet steps; creeping around
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
(musical) instrumentalist
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to lie down; to throw oneself down
threshold; breaking point
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to rebuke; to scold harshly
affable; sociable; friendly
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
(squad of) police; police force
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
job hunting; job searching
handling cargo; loading and unloading; cargo work
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
soulful (esp. of music); having a lot of soul
gear change; change of gears
study (of); discussion; discourse; inquiry; research article; academic paper