in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
to have an idea; to have a clue
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to smirk; to grin broadly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
looking depressed; long face
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into