prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
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)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
end of life; death; annihilation
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout