friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
unable to resist; unable to suppress
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to stiffen; to become stiff
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to count on one's fingers
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
stupid brat; son of a bitch
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)