(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be perturbed; to be agitated
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
contrary to one's expectations
audience; spectator; spectators
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
actor; actress; player; performer
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
supporting role (actor); minor role
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
decorative lights; illumination
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
decoration; ornament; trimmings
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
authority; power; influence
mockery; derision; ridicule
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use