to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to bend; to warp; to curve
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
massing (of troops); gathering
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
that is to say; so that means
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
the whole area; all areas
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
third day of the month; three days
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
authority; power; influence
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness