positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
limbs; arms and legs; body
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
womanly; ladylike; feminine
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
nonchalantly; without a care
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
being too late; losing one's final chance
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished