(direct) hit; hitting the mark
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to make a person's blood run cold
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to jump from one thing to another
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
even though; despite; when
intercept; interception; counter-attack
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
the scruff or nape of the neck
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer