to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to get one's head around; to think about
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
regulars; regular soldiers
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to escape from; to get out
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
again; once again; yet again
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
riding fast; driving a horse fast
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
intercept; interception; counter-attack
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
thousands; several thousand
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth