false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
quick work; (clever) feat
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
ability; capability; skill
step; stride; counter for steps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
disorder; disturbance; unrest
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism