barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
pair; the two; both persons; both things
one's manners; one's attitude
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
fear; dread; fright; willies
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
from the viewpoint of; according to
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary