heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
engineer; technical officer
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
without trouble; easily; readily
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
boisterously; roughly; briskly
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
armaments; military preparations
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
locality; local area; limited area
to solicit; to demand; to extort
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
avalanche of earth and rocks; debris flow; mudslide; landslide
meteor; shooting star; falling star
courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)