capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
very likely; very probable
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
one's physical safety; personal security
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to detain; to take into custody
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
natural virtue; personal virtue
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
invitation; introduction; temptation
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to incur someone's enmity
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching