to be imaginable; to be conceivable
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
(brute) force; using all one's might
offense and defense; offence and defence
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
lack of information; data deficiency
to refuse; to decline; to deny
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
petty underling; small fry
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
just because; even if; even though
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to threaten; to make threats
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
outline; summary; gist; basic points
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred