unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
power; might; authority; influence
to be perturbed; to be agitated
preference; priority; precedence
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
several shots; several blows
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
foreign enemy; outside invader
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
carnivore; carnivorous animal
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sense of smell; olfaction
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words