what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
blood relationship; blood relative
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
control; check; restraint; inhibition
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
in good health; alive and well; going strong
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency