group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
these guys; these fellows
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
intuition; instinct; hunch
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to be helpful; to be useful
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
correction; revision; amendment
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
opening fully; full throttle; full power
same; similar; (just) like; equal
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise