fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
too much; excessively; too
pistol; handgun; revolver
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down