whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
unidentifiable; unidentified
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
bluff; false show of power; bold front
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
boasting; bragging; talking big
to blow through; to blow across
if so; in that case; in that situation
to die out; to become extinct
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
relatively; comparatively
top of the head; vertex; parietal
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
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
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much