technical skill; ability; capacity
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to manage something successfully; to be successful
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to care for someone; to look after someone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
foreign enemy; outside invader
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
feel (of a material); texture
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
fragment; one of the group or party
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
propulsive power; driving force
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling