barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
arrest; apprehension; capture
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
casualties; injuries and deaths
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
firm; strong; solid; stable
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to escape from; to get out
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw