to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to press against each other; to huddle together
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
secret; private; surreptitious
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
by all means; by all costs
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
next; secondly; subsequently
gesture; gesticulation; motion
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to give directions; to issue instructions
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
person of high rank or income
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently