to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
out of sight; out of eyeshot
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
taking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
sincerity; true heart; devotion
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
mental; psychological; physical
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)