quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
good prospects; full of hope; promising
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
one after another; in succession
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known
selection; choice; picking out
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to erase all trace of something
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to brave a danger; to take a risk
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
systematic; regular; routine
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
performance of one's official duties
already; now; no longer; not any more
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
underworld; underside of society
intelligence or information network
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe