to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
hope of success; prospects of success
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
how many people; a number of people
to do someone in; to bump someone off
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to burst open; to pop; to split
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer