to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
literally; self-explanatorily
unique; individual; original; unusual
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
doing whatever one pleases
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
secret; private; surreptitious
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to continue to do; to persist in doing
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)