to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
young person; youth; young
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
outsider; someone outside of a group
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
still; even now; to this day
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand