dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
repentance; confession; penitence
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
at least; at most; (even) just
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
as stated; verbatim; literally
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to put one's life on the line
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to temper thoroughly; to train well
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
offense and defense; offence and defence
outward appearance; looks
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
along; parallel to; in accordance with