steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
true character; real nature
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
good performance; good work; great success
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
conscious; deliberate; intentional
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
descendant; progeny; offspring
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fear; dread; fright; willies
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment