to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to make a living; to earn a livelihood
illegal; illicit; unlawful
export; exportation; efferent
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
people; men and women; each person; everybody
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
beginning; outset; first; onset
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
transactions; dealings; business
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard