casualties; the killed and wounded
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be prolonged; to drag on
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
whispering; murmuring; subdued
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
stupid brat; son of a bitch
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
sudden change; complete change
true character; real nature
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dull sound; muffled sound
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to thrust before; to thrust at
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
price; cost; value; worth; value
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation