to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
grounds; premises; land within boundary lines
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
still; even now; to this day
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to play cool; to act cool
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to slip through; to slip past; to evade