transactions; dealings; business
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
those (near the second person)
(written) contract; agreement
at least; at most; (even) just
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
birth; creation; formation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
subordinate work; assistant; servant
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
change of schedule; schedule change
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
recuperation; medical treatment
removal of stitches; removal of sutures
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
conviction; belief; confidence
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
instability; insecurity; crankiness