standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
programme; program; plans; arrangements
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
weight; heavyweight boxer
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
head; brains; intellect; understanding
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
ignorant of the ways of the world
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
left hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
to fall on one's backside