fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to say; to tell; to state; to do
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
anxiety (about the future)
dodgy dealings; monkey business
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
pupil; disciple; follower
to fight; to exchange blows
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
castle site; ruins of a castle
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to stare back (at); to glare back
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
one lump; one body; one group
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)