uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
casualties; the killed and wounded
fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
briskly; quickly; promptly
riding together; riding with
Isabel; Isabell; Isabelle
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
gradually; slowly but steadily
charcoal; charred remains
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
strictly; severely; rigidly
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
place to die; place of death
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
storing coal; stored coal
(right at the) side; just beside
snake; serpent; large snake
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
flying column; detached force
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
minimum; at the very least
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked