out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to approach; to draw near
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to do someone in; to bump someone off
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to jump at; to be attracted by
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to spit out; to eject; to dump
in the same way as; just like
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to cut off (a relationship)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
pointing out; identification