to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
conviction; belief; confidence
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to give; to do (something) for
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be needed; to be wanted
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
with a start; with a jump
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous