to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
lover; mistress; kept woman
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for