first attack; first strike; first blow
to be sacked; to be dismissed
disorder; chaos; confusion
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
front; frontage; facade; main
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to talk the night away; to talk all night
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
much less; to say nothing of
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
lightning strike; torpedo attack
does not; can not; will not
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
being concerned about or mindful of
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
carefree; free from worry