wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
about here; in this neighborhood
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
directly opposite; right in front
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
upper half of the body; upper body
to run through; to run past
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to try to do; to attempt to do
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to flare up; to burst into flames
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while