fully prepared; all ready
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
consideration; taking into account
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
succeeding; following; trailing; next
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
classical form of martial art
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
slipping one's bonds; escaping; flight
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
spider's thread; spider silk
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
opening fully; full throttle; full power
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes