scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
for (some) doubtful points to remain
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
having said that; on the other hand
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
calm; composed; cool; quiet
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
on the left as one faces (it)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
these guys; these fellows
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
murder; killing; murderer
something; nothing (with neg. verb)