bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
soon; shortly; before long
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
now that you say that; now that you mention it
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
commander; general; leader
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to investigate; to examine
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection