deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
one large ...; a great ...
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)