deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
silence; stillness; quietness
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
(not) a single person; (no) one
to do someone in; to bump someone off
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
striking with the back of the sword
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
manners; courtesy; etiquette
hating; strongly disliking
long hair (usu. of a man)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to stare back at; to look back at
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)