hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
such; this sort of; like this
otherwise; or else; if not
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
adds force or indicates command
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
present; gift; to give a present or gift