to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
older brother; elder brother
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
way (of doing); manner; method; means
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
for a while; for some time; for a period
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike