collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to be forward; to be impertinent
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to know (a person); to think
wrong; different; not like that
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
tedious; boring; being fed up with
and yet; though; when; in spite of
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
silence; stillness; quietness
everywhere; all over; throughout
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
not worth considering; out of the question
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to smile (at); to grin (at)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...