signed book; autographed book
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
(written) work; book; writings
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
depiction; description; portrayal
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to be greedy; to devour greedily
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to torment; to torture; to harass
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
old friend; old acquaintance
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
sports ground; playing field; playground
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric