to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
dullard; indecisive person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
walking heavily; lumbering
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan