toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to step forward; to take a step forward
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to hold something reverently with both hands
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
like this; this sort; this way
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
walking briskly; determinedly
in the face of; in defiance of
what kind of business; what sort of matter
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
the other day; a few days ago
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from