(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to turn towards; to point
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
battlefield; battleground
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
early (days); initial stage; initial
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
just because; even if; even though
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
classification; categorization; sorting
although I say; although one might say; although called