yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
death penalty; capital punishment
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to order; to command; to appoint
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after