grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
going into battle; departure for the front
immediately; right away; on the spot
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to sustain a serious wound
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
agreement; stipulation; contract
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney