confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to follow another's example
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
without thinking of the consequences
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to beat to death; to kill
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
woman; female; feminine gender
treating someone like a child
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
noisy; confused; uproarious
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)