(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
no way to do; nothing can be done
down to earth; reasonable
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
a step; short distance; short time
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
point of compromise; common ground
sending home; repatriation; deportation
retort; back talk; backchat
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
eating; bite (in fishing)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in