(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
serious; not joking; straight
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
finishing blow; coup de grâce
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after