one's post; place of work; workplace
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
simple and clear; plain and simple
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
diversion; distraction; feint
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
principle; theory; fundamental truth
empirically; from experience
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
life or death; existence; destiny
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth