the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to have a meal; to take a meal
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
high and low; rise and fall
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
strict order; peremptory command
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
moment by moment; hour by hour
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably