scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
several people; a few people
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
setting off (on a trip); departure
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
with a friendly grin; smilingly
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
establishment; settlement
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
transactions; dealings; business
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
husband and wife; married couple
while; during; performed in this condition
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
armed forces; military; troops
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout