to be hot on a person's heels
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
all times and places; all ages and countries
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to mistake (A for B); to misread
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
inexpert or untrained eyes
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)