insolent fellow; rude fellow
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
silence; stillness; quietness
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to blame; to find fault with
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
society; the world; the times
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to sit silently at a meeting
one's best interests; one's own good
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to attempt; to test; to try out
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky