to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
root; joint; base; crotch
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
pair; the two; both persons; both things
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
dark of the night; darkness of the night
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
traveler; traveller; stranger
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
aimlessly; without a goal