to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be softened; to calm down
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
is something that; is that which
settlement; solution; resolution
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
every martial art; all the martial arts
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped