slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
memory; sense; experience
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen