to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(police) detective; criminal matter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
duty; function; office; mission; task
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
adds force or indicates command
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
so; like this; in this way
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
how; in what way; how about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to set (sun); to become dark
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble