to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to fire into; to shoot into
message; informative matter
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
walking heavily; lumbering
way out; means to escape; escape route
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
hostility; antagonism; opposition
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
eye for people; ability to judge character
to make a mistake; to blunder
changing completely; transformation
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to emphasize; to attach importance to
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
approval; acceptance; toleration
good policy; wise policy; best plan
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
with a friendly grin; smilingly
nonchalantly; without a care
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about