powerful person; influential person
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
war situation; progress of a battle
hanging; suspending; sling
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to lend an ear to; to listen to
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
indolence; laziness; sloth
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith