last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
one eye; one of one's eyes
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to run through; to run past
exactly as stated; verbatim
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
nameless; anonymous; without name
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
head; chief; boss; leader
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to take over; to hand over
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
conflict; complication; troubles; discord