nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to complain; to make a complaint
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
intercept; interception; counter-attack
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
mobility; maneuverability
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin