overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
alert status; emergency alert
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
decoy (for hunting); stool
to sniff out; to get wind of
neutralizer; neutraliser; counteractive; antidote
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to brave a danger; to take a risk
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to redeem (from sin); to save
all (there is); as long as there is
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
remote control; remote operation
distant; remote; isolated
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
picking; collecting; harvesting
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
already; now; no longer; not any more
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
long ago; once upon a time
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge