mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
feeling; sense; impression
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
restlessly; in continuous motion
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to get strong; to gain strength
force of a fire; force of flames
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
grip (of hand); grip strength
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
five (long cylindrical things)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)