altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
goodness; excellence; virtue
junior high school student; middle school pupil
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to have an eye on; to zero in on
these guys; these fellows
declaration of war; proclamation of war
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
covert action; covert operations
indicate reason; infers some protest
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
way; method; means; resource; course
considerably; fairly; quite
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check