to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
those (near the second person)
to make sense; to be meaningful
besides; in addition; also; moreover
just because; even if; even though
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to suppress one's emotions
to glare at each other; to confront each other
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
hostility; antagonism; opposition
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
memory; sense; experience
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
commander; commanding officer; CO
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
the ocean; the great deep
to be boiled; to be cooked
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
one's assessment of the situation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
because of; owing to; due to
gossip; corner of the mouth
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
beyond that point; after that
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating