hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
large tree; big tree; huge tree
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
legendary; fabled; fabulous
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
being left out; being ostracized
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
trivial; not amounting to much
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
old friend; old acquaintance
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
late at night; small hours of the morning
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
self-defense; self-defence
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
wind-swept; exposed to the wind