to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
of great promise; with a promising future
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
competent; suitable; qualified
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
forced laugh; forced smile
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
how many people; a number of people
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
how; in what way; how about; questionable
pointing out; identification
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)