fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
root; source; origin; cause
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
staying the night; lodging (at)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
beforehand; in advance; previously
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
royal capital; imperial capital
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
intelligence or information network
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections