to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to take command; to give direction
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
of course; certainly; naturally
one way or the other; either way
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
interior; inside; internal
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
precarious situation; precarious state
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
I appreciate your efforts
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
Siam (former name of Thailand)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
elegance; taste; refinement
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord