otherwise; or else; if not
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to be injured; to sustain a wound
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
phantom; vision; illusion
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to take measures (against); to take steps
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
private joke; inside joke
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
the opposite direction; the other way
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to make (a person) pay for (something)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
irrational (line of) argument
one cause; one reason; one factor
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
right in the midst of; right at the height of
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
by sheer strength; by brute force
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
steady; firm; solid; secure
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe