to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(another's) daughter; young lady
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance