to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to understand; to comprehend
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
self-consciousness; self-awareness
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dealing with; coping with
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
society; the world; the times
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to feel; to sense; to experience
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)