various places; several sources
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
in the face of; in defiance of
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to smash; to break into pieces
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
person concerned; interested party; related party
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
perfect; complete; flawless
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)