hand used like a sword in striking
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
commencing with; including
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
having said that; on the other hand
to take over; to hand over
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
guard; sentinel; garrison
to surround; to crowd around