preparation; provision; guarding
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
dreadnought class (of warship)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
year in, year out; always; 24-7
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
orphan; person without friends