splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
prejudice; bias; distorted view
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
to slide into; to slip into
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to discuss; to talk together
choices; alternatives; options
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; room; margin; scope
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
training; drill; practice; discipline
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent