to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
modesty; humility; being humble
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
weird; strange; mysterious
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
even so; anyhow; at any rate
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to look down on; to make light of
useless resistance; vain struggle
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
disintegration; self-destruction
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
mixed race; mixed parentage
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
lightly; easily; carelessly
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command