succeeding; following; trailing; next
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
number of persons; personnel
I see; that's right; indeed
minimum; at the very least
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to shed light; to cast light
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
each place; various places
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stiffen; to become stiff
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
living thing; organism; creature; biology
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to fall flat; to fall face down
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to entrust; to leave to a person
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
unimpressive; unimpressed
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
victim; injured party; sufferer
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into