hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
shady; underhanded; questionable
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival