arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
waiver; weber (Wb) (unit of magnetic flux)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
somehow; for some reason or other
all around; as far as the eye can see
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring