to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
anxiety (about the future)
scattered animal feed; ground bait
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
stupid brat; son of a bitch
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
fear; dread; fright; willies
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
to stand on end (of hair)
animal spirit; animal ghost
to be at a loss for words
magic bullet; magic bullets
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
luminous flux; pencil (of light); beam
to repent; to be penitent
confusion; distraction; derangement
this and that; one thing or another
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to be on the right track; to go well
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author