to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
punishment; judgement; judgment
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
prospects of victory; chances of success
to be forward; to be impertinent
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
station; office; guardroom
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
it's been a long time; long time no see
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
useless resistance; vain struggle
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
together with; same; both; all; including ...
true character; real nature
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
(not) so much; (not) that much