there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
acceleration; speeding up
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to make an appearance; to show up
apparent age (of someone); rough age
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
work-in-progress; working state
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless