killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
combat power; fighting strength
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
ill will; malice; evil intent
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
how much; how many; to what extent
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
pristella tetra (Pristella maxillaris); X-ray tetra
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
they; those guys; those fellows
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)