tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to do someone in; to bump someone off
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
stairs; stairway; staircase
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to tumble down; to roll down
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)