scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
motive power; driving force
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
rest; break; recess; intermission
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
control; management (e.g. of a business)
individual differences; personal equation
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
next; secondly; subsequently
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)