to read the situation; to sense the mood
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
item; something that one "just has to have"
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
real intention; true motive; true meaning
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to cease; to stop; to be over
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)