declaration of war; proclamation of war
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to bring; to take; to bring about
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
ardent; passionate; vehement
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to thrust before; to thrust at
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to threaten; to make threats
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
to knead well; to polish; to refine
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking