special training; intensive training; crash course
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
matter for great congratulation
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
transactions; dealings; business
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
children's story; fairy tale
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy