to pay attention; to be watchful
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
underestimation; undervaluation
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
amusing; funny; interesting
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
aggressiveness; aggression
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again