filthy; dirty (looking); drab
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to smile (at); to grin (at)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
important person; strategic person; key figure
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to tell all; to give a full account
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
all but dead; half killed
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
nature of one's business; business instinct
calming down; quieting down
on the occasion of; at the time of
performance of one's official duties
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
loyal retainer; loyal subject
mockery; derision; ridicule
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to take command; to give direction
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
fair and square; open and aboveboard
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
great war; great battle; world war
joint struggle; common (united) front