attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
freely; right and left; as one pleases
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to cause someone to worry
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
close; intimate; on good terms
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
upward glance; upturned eyes
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to strangle; to constrict
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable