to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
resentment; indignation; anger
one's physical safety; personal security
obedience; submission; resignation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
probability; likelihood; chances
other than; excluding; without
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
this and that; one thing or another
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
wild beast; wild animal; brute
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
release; emission; ejection
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
good performance; good work; great success
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite