penalty; sentence; punishment
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
speech and behaviour (behavior)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
guaranteed; authentic; certified
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
looking away; looking aside
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
noisy; confused; uproarious
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
back street; back alley; off-street
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to brave a danger; to take a risk
ultimate; final; last; eventual
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd