action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
way of speaking; intimation
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
looking on (somebody) as hostile
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
in person; personally; (do) oneself
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
use; utilization; utilisation; application
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be flexible; to be accommodating
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
authority; power; function
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
very likely; very probable
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing