little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
tool; implement; means; furniture
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
pistol; handgun; revolver
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
war; fighting; fierce competition
to do someone in; to bump someone off
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there