incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to stop (plug) one's ears
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
tool; implement; means; furniture
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
word; term; language; speech
fluent (in a language); flowing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
older sister; lass; young lady
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
if you think about it; come to think of it