to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I have nothing to do with it
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to have an idea; to have a clue
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
this for sure; certainly is
priority; order of precedence
regret; repentance; remorse
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to keep watch; to stand guard
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
massing (of troops); gathering
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to stiffen; to become stiff
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
calm; composed; cool; quiet