expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
secret; private; surreptitious
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to order; to command; to appoint
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
second (unit of time); arc second
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(in) the air; midair; sky
fall; drop; descent; coming down
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to encamp; to take up positions
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to think of; to come up with
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
with a collapse; with a slump
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor