companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
several years; a few years
scale; scope; plan; structure
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
great laughter; burst of laughter
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
pride; boast; credit (to)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
praise; glorification; extolment
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)