futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
had better ...; had better not ...
to throw oneself down; to lie down
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
melancholy; gloom; depression
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
several weeks; a few weeks
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
having said that; on the other hand
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to watch for an unguarded moment
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
covered with; stained; smeared
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash