positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
intercept; interception; counter-attack
chimera (mythological); chimaera
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
is something that; is that which
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
half the body; half length
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
suddenly; all of a sudden
covering; protection; backing; relief
to remove; to move out of the way
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
every person; each one; everybody
moving about; stirring about
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves