armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to cry and shout; to scream
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
hell on earth; living hell
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
devil; evil spirit; genie
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
young girl; lass; adolescent female
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
people; men and women; each person; everybody
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen