to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to keep standing; to stand motionless
only recently; just of late
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
with no effort at all; easily
to satisfy the requirements
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
possession; occupation; occupancy
valuable article; valuables
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
without permission; without notice
to accuse someone; to charge someone
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit