order; directive; instructions; command
interest; rights; concession
be (that) as it may; having said that
essence; true nature; substance; reality
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
higher education; tertiary education
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to take command; to give direction
to encamp; to take up positions
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
fully armed; armed to the teeth
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to step over or across; to overcome