promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
something like ...; something called ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to rant and rave; to raise hell
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
front; frontage; facade; main
finishing blow; coup de grâce
with these words; while saying
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to rush over; to run up to
here and there; in places
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)