malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to burrow through; to dig through
like he said; same for me; ditto
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
how; in what way; in what manner
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
several minutes; a few minutes
high street; town centre (center)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
armed forces; military; troops
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
what type of thing; which one
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation