son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to be silent; to say nothing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
group; party; team; squad; section
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
washing machine (laundry)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
several people; a few people
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)