noon; midday; daytime; lunch
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
lately; recently; nowadays
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
clothes; clothing; garments
to tear off; to strip; to rob
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to run out (e.g. of the room)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with