in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
sea of fire; sea of flame
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
eighth day of the month; eight days
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
matter causing distress; something causing worry
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
legendary beast; magical beast
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
to watch steadily; to stare
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to wait for an opportunity
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
garden (esp. with trees); park
to shave off; to scrape off
commander; commanding officer; CO
to take command; to give direction
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser