head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
heaps of corpses all around
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
sea of blood; pool of blood
one's long-cherished desire
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
most of all; extremely; supremely
mockery; derision; ridicule
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to go down in history; to remain in history
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
of great promise; with a promising future
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles