plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
don't you think?; indicates question
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
you (plural); all of you; you all
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
unconfirmed; unidentified
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
and; thereupon; because of that
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
innumerable; countless; numberless
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
blow; shock; strike; batting
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit