of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to incur someone's enmity
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
grounds; charge; suspicion
indictment; prosecution; complaint
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to strangle; to constrict
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to become a thing of the past
strong person; the strong; the powerful
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
firm; unshakeable; resolute
stepping back; drawing back
to begin to walk; to set out
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to make an appearance; to show up
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience