ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to have a talk; to tell a story
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
guess; speculation; supposition
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
supreme; sublime; highest
old soldier; veteran; old hand
literally; to the letter; literal
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to sustain a serious wound
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
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.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
secret; private; surreptitious
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
one day; (on) a certain day
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
only; merely; just; at most; no more than