Vocabulary

pug-nosed face; person with a pug-nosed face

(gun barrel) rifling

to become wider

person skilled (in the art of doing something)

kilt

quilter

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

to be struck; to be beaten

foreign bank

this and that; one thing and another

to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything

the wife; the missus

even though things may appear this way

last time (as of now); never again

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

especially; particularly

when looked at in that way

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

after that (a substantive change occurred)

who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

suddenly disappears somewhere

somehow or other

somehow or other

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

(not) in any way; in no way; at all

sometimes; occasionally; once in a while

washed-out colour (in photography) (color)

bounty hunter; bounty hunting

phalanx

older brother

double feature (movie)

triple feature (e.g. movie)

pen tablet; graphics tablet; drawing tablet

training wizard

inner

swivel

knowledge