to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
leaving a matter to chance
convenient; handy; useful
dragoon (in the Final Fantasy media franchise); lancer; dragon knight
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to be extremely tall (of stature); to tower; to loom
big man; large man; tall man; giant
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
(a person's) appearance; looks
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
threat; intimidation; menace
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
seduction; deception; seducer; deceiver
hey there; I say; see here
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter