some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to have meaning; to be meaningful
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to add (to); to add on; to append
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
threat; intimidation; menace
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance