head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
almost every day; almost daily
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
pouring one's own drinks; drinking alone
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
according to plan; as planned
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
a second time; again; once more; twice
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to stay calm; to keep cool
woman; female; feminine gender
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to breathe out; to exhale