immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
personification; impersonation; embodiment
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
retention; maintenance; preservation
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
moneymaking; earning money
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to commit a crime; to do evil
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
utmost limits; extremity; limit
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to be thrilled; to be excited
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover