bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
surface mail (by ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
living thing; living creature; animal; life
environmental destruction
too many to count; too numerous to mention
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
thought; consideration; thinking
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to collapse; to flop (onto)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
but; however; although; though
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable