to handle (a thing) roughly
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
interested person; volunteer; supporter
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
carelessly; inattentively
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
sour look; surly face; pout
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
explosive; blasting powder
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
external wound; (physical) trauma
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
insatiable; untiring; persistent
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
head; brains; intellect; understanding
numerator; molecule; member; element
right (to do something); authority; power
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
degree of relative priority
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
on the occasion of; at the time of
posterity; future life; life to come