small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
such ... as; or some such
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
private citizen; civilian
military personnel; soldier
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
vertical take-off and landing; VTOL
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to become pale; to turn pale
all present; all concerned; all of us
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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
thorough; exhaustive; complete
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful