pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
chopping board; cutting board
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
of great promise; with a promising future
same; similar; (just) like; equal
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
less than ...; smaller ...
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
living up to one's reputation
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
negotiations; discussions; connection
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
mass communication; mass media
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about