crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
short pause; short interval
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
personal combat; one-to-one fight
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
apparently; appears to be
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
dozens; scores of; decades
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
without doubt; certain; sure