sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
place; situation; position; location
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
front; frontage; facade; main
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
again; once more; a second time
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
armament; soldier's equipment
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person