surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
innocent; cherubic; childlike
reality; actuality; hard fact
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
one end; an end; part; fragment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
cooperation; collaboration
to stare back (at); to glare back
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be tired of looking at
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
that day; the very same day
to head home; to leave for home
amount of money; sum of money
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
decision; settlement; definition
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
minimum; at the very least
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
how long; how far; how much
position; location; base; point; site
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
future; possible; potential; prospective