one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
rising; ascending; climbing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to get one's head around; to think about
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
technique; art; skill; move
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
so what!; who gives a damn?
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid