magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
rule; reign; government; governing
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to intervene; to stop (something)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to become empty; to be emptied
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation