in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
it's been a long time; long time no see
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
one bow; one salute; one greeting
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
personal (employee); employed; retained
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort