check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
grasp; catch; understanding
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
should; must; -able; probably; likely
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
manners; courtesy; etiquette
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
polite; courteous; hospitable
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
recovery; rescue; recapture
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
if you do this; if this is the case
blow; shock; strike; batting