eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
hateful; detestable; loathsome
though; notwithstanding; although
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
solidarity; joint; collective
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
company president; manager; director
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
the scruff or nape of the neck
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
on bad terms; at loggerheads
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
results; record; grades; marks
mediocrity; ordinary ability
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly