impossible; unlikely; improbable
rule; reign; peaceful times
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
monolith; large slab of rock
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
successor; replacement; second wife
several years; a few years
just a minute; small quantity
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
intensification; aggravation
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
person concerned; interested party; related party
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
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
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
lightly; easily; carelessly
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested