soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
scattered animal feed; ground bait
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
finishing blow; coup de grâce
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
how; in what way; in what manner
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fixed interval; fixed period
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
to detain; to take into custody
substantial matter; significant item
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
trio; gang of three; threesome
to erase all trace of something
invisibly; secretly; privately
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
operation; functioning; running
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
spray; mist (not meteorological)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing