chance (of success); odds
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
doing whatever one pleases
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
had better ...; had better not ...
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley