guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
close; intimate; on good terms
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
lightning strike; torpedo attack
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to succeed; to bear fruit
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
admiration; wonder; astonishment
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention