prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
influence; clout; leverage
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
society; the world; the times
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
war; fighting; fierce competition
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that