feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
thorough; exhaustive; complete
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
probability; likelihood; chances
the reverse; other side; lining
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
great cause; moral law; justice
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to blaze; to burn brightly