to correct oneself; to restate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be silent; to say nothing
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
covering; protection; backing; relief
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(judo) foot technique; footwork
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)