to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
manners; behavior; behaviour
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them