till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
early (days); initial stage; initial
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
these guys; these fellows
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
God; god; ace; king; superior person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
offender; criminal; culprit
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
front; frontage; facade; main
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
victim; injured party; sufferer
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
hair style; coiffure; hairdo