ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
a dime a dozen; two a penny
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to go out and away; to leave
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
diving; submerging; going underwater
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
good humour (humor); good mood
on the way back; when about to go back