with a friendly grin; smilingly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
reality; actuality; hard fact
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be able to manage somehow or another
optimist; easy-going person
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to attack; to assault; to assail
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
platform; home; home base; home plate
enemy territory; hostile place
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
restoration; repair; mending
war; fighting; fierce competition
mobilization; mobilisation
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
but; however; provided that
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner