straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
proposal; proposition; suggestion
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
armour (e.g. tank); armor
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
spy; special agent; covert operative
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
precondition; prerequisite
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
one thin flat object; one sheet
snapshot (esp. of people)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
weird; disgusting; sickening
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength