fully prepared; all ready
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
heir; inheritor; successor
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
impression given by a painting or image
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
human rights; civil liberties
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
good family; respectable family; decent family
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
the place for; the time for; the level of
dodgy dealings; monkey business
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
stale; hackneyed; cliched
that kind; competition; match
thorough; exhaustive; complete
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
field overseer; site foreman
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold