small-time candy store; penny candy store
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to become desperate; to give in to despair
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to be at a loss for words
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to lean against; to set against
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
to be expensive; to be costly
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
diversion; distraction; feint
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
better than nothing; better than none at all
to lean against; to set against
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)