measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
creation; Creation (by God)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
incompetent; have no merit
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
half and half; fifty-fifty
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
throwaway; disposable; single-use
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
guard; sentinel; garrison
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
intelligence; intellect; brains
unicellular organism; single-celled organism
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
curse; spell; malediction
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
tomfoolery; monkey business
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to devour; to bite to death