to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to push aside; to push one's way through
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
dancing or jumping for joy
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
cares; ill feeling; reserve
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
independent action; acting alone
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
contest (of strength or skill)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
unqualified; without qualifications
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
later on; eventually; afterwards
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
drop (e.g. of water); drip
until now; so far; up to the present
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby