drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
in that way; thus; so; so?
to remove; to move out of the way
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
these guys; these fellows
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
at once; immediately; right now
danger; peril; hazard; risk
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
from the beginning; from scratch
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
consequence; outcome; result; blame
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
support; backing; patronage
traitor (to one's country); quisling
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
genuine article; real thing; real deal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly