influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to threaten; to make threats
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to open (one's eyes) wide
declaration; proclamation; announcement
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to flare up; to burst into flames
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fireball; bolide; fireball
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to blaze; to burn brightly
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
absorption; suction; attraction
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings