retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to shine in (light); to illuminate
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
war situation; progress of a battle
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
presence (impressive quality)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
very young; little; childish; immature
back street; back alley; off-street
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute