to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
head; chief; boss; leader
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
one's long-cherished desire
evil design; crafty plan; plot
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
(writing, painting) brush
paper knife; letter opener
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet; attached paper
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
making an attempt; trial run
problem handling; troubleshooting
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
brassard (armor); brassart; rerebrace; vambrace
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
iron hammer; crushing blow
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say