difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
5th day of the month; five days
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to find out; to discover; to locate
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
long time; several hours; long spell
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing