to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
end of life; death; annihilation
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to have a reason; to have an excuse
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
Cthulhu (fictional divinity created by H.P. Lovecraft)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
suddenly; all of a sudden
innumerable; countless; numberless