a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to unfold; to unroll; to open
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
hostile party; enemy side
war situation; progress of a battle
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse