short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
another day; some other day
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
scoundrel; rascal; villain
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
pride; dignity; self-worth
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
just one person; only one
confidence; trust; faith; credit
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
carelessly; inattentively
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
even though; despite; when
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to collect; to assemble; to gather
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)