scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
regular customer; general audience; general public
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
throw; throwing; throwing event
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
noisy; confused; uproarious
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
low tone; bass; low voice
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
street at night; making a night journey
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
according to plan; as planned; on target
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
strong-willed; strong of heart
level; standard; water level
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to be opposite; to face each other
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)