high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
these guys; these fellows
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
behind; in the rear; in back
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
war situation; progress of a battle
rear guard; reserve troops
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
results; record; grades; marks
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run