remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
intention; idea; inclination; wish
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
matter of time; question of time
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
official business; public business
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
health; healthy; sound; fit
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
even more; still more; further
(social) position; status
to become famous; to gain fame
bet; wager; stake; gamble
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
walking briskly; determinedly
near; close; beside; third person
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
in the meanwhile; during the time
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
willpower; energy; vitality