retort; back talk; backchat
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
apparently; appears to be
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged