first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
guidance; leadership; leading the way
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
convenient; handy; useful
tool; implement; means; furniture
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
only; merely; but; no more than
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
these guys; these fellows
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to try to do; to attempt to do
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to be asked to give someone (a message, parcel, etc.); to be asked to tell someone (that); to be entrusted with
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext