soldier; combatant; warrior
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
master thief; notorious robber
that's the way it is; such is life
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
fine weather; fair weather
opposite side; opposition
journal; magazine; periodical
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do