formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
courteous; decorous; polite
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
priority; order of precedence
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
impossible to do (although wants to)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
hostility; animosity; enmity