story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
this is why; this means; it is the case that
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
strength; power; proficiency; ability
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
the other day; a few days ago
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
day after day; day by day
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation