stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
calming down; quieting down
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to have one's hair cut; to cut one's hair
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
decapitation; decapitated head
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
lightly; easily; carelessly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to draw back; to leave (the area)
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
order; sequence; procedure
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to become better; to improve
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be hot on a person's heels
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded