cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
plain; plateau; tableland
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
from the viewpoint of; according to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
the first and second; a few
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
suddenly; all of a sudden
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to throw oneself (into an activity)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
in that way; like that; that way
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to be scattered around; to lie scattered