to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
huge person; enormous object
searching for someone; search for a missing person
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to invite in; to show someone in
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
old friend; familiar face
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
caller; visitor; company; guest
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
first meeting; first interview with
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
with a friendly grin; smilingly
empirically; from experience
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead