stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
seajack; seajacking; ship hijacking
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
rescue mission; evacuation operation
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
considerably; greatly; a lot
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
imposing stance; daunting pose
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
root; joint; base; crotch
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
black lustre; black luster
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize