to be hesitant; to feel timid
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
strong person; the strong; the powerful
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
how many people; a number of people
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
genius; prodigy; natural gift
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
Elliot (South Africa); Eliot; Eliott; Elyot
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
real intention; true motive; true meaning
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
great person; eminent figure
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
professional killer; hit man
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
escaping from prison; jailbreak
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless