security firm; security company
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
joint struggle; common (united) front
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to strike dead; to beat to death
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
rather; sooner; preferably
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
stepwise; one step at a time
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
recording medium; storage medium
testimony; (verbal) evidence
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back