wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
comparatively; relatively
to give directions; to issue instructions
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
extermination; annihilation
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
suddenly; all of a sudden
so; like this; in this way
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
these guys; these fellows
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to lose one's way; to get lost
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
the opposite direction; the other way
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
every person; each one; everybody
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones