to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
invitation; introduction; temptation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
recompense; indemnity; atonement
when it becomes; when it comes to
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
blow; hit (on the body); beating
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
hospitalization; hospitalisation
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
an issue being settled; a case being closed
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly