boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
reinforcement; strengthening
multifunction; multipurpose
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
desperation; self-abandonment
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
the same rank; equality; apposition
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
proper; respectable; decent; honest
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
at once; immediately; right now
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering