assuming that ...; supposing that ...
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to fall on one's backside
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
directions; instructions; orders; command
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to slide into; to slip into
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
three; three years of age
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to jump from one thing to another
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
(giving) instruction; initiation
same village; same town; same province
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)