as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
rather; sooner; preferably
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
emotional scars; mental trauma
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
flash (of light); glint; schiller
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
great laughter; burst of laughter
nippers; diagonal pliers; wire cutters
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
for a while; for some time; for a period
in proportion to; according to; depending on
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
level ground; plain; flatland
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to run through; to run past
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity