to look down (on); to condescend (to)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
short pause; short interval
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to look away; to avert one's eyes
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
this for sure; certainly is
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
make no progress; remain unsettled
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
considerably; fairly; quite
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
good young man; agreeable youth
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
invisibly; secretly; privately
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to summon; to get used to call
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition