outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to backfire; to have a harmful result
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
middle of the night; dead of night
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
wild beast; wild animal; brute
threat; intimidation; menace
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
funny story; funny anecdote
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to repeat; to do something over again