claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
scale; scope; plan; structure
to give directions; to issue instructions
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
choices; alternatives; options
single word; a few words; brief comment
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to some extent; to a certain extent
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
trio; gang of three; threesome
extermination; annihilation
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
you (plural); all of you; you all
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk