fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
comfort; consolation; diversion
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to intend; to be sure that
to launch a surprise attack
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
dividing into four; quartering
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
short pause; short interval
to pause; to have a short intermission
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression