last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
outbreak of war; starting a war
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
moment; brief space of time
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
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
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to attack; to assault; to assail
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one machine; one aircraft; one life
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all