strategist; tactician; schemer
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
deadly serious; deadly earnest
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by