(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
calm; composed; cool; quiet
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
verbal message; word (from someone)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in good health; alive and well; going strong
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
having said that; be that as it may
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support