fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
cash bonus; reward; bounty
trio; gang of three; threesome
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fall flat; to fall face down
styptic; stopping of bleeding
innumerable; countless; numberless
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be smeared; to be covered
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
(right at the) side; just beside
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
to spit out; to eject; to dump
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
letting (someone) die without helping
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir