reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
decrease; reduction; decline
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
presumption; assumption; estimation
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
one's own army; one's own team
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
un-; non-; negative prefix
one's earthly existence; living under heaven
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
distant; remote; isolated
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
waste of time; killing time
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person