wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
detour; circumvention; turning movement
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to complain; to make a complaint
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
one by one; one after another; successively
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
several hundred; hundreds (of)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
inside the encampment; within the camp
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
misanthropy; misanthropist
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
searching for someone; search for a missing person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp