(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
hostility; animosity; enmity
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
hostile relations; hostile relationship
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(brute) force; using all one's might
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to be hesitant; to feel timid
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with curious eyes; curiously
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly