to plunder; to grab; to snatch
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
clothes; clothing; garments
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
to become completely chilled
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to cover up with something
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
evil spirit; demon; devil
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
condolence; sympathy; mourning
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
the Lord's Day; Sunday; Dominican Republic; Dominica
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal