rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
imposing stance; daunting pose
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
migratory bird; bird of passage
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to incur someone's enmity
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
special training; intensive training; crash course
territory; domain; dominion; possession
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
-less; lacking; non-existing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
physical strength; muscular strength
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing