state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
military authorities; army circles
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
length (of an animal); body length
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
association; society; organization; organisation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
offender; criminal; culprit
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
war; battle; match; game; competition
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all