messenger; envoy; emissary
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
these guys; these fellows
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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
natural disaster; cataclysm
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to escape death; to be saved from death
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to rush back; to run back
finishing blow; coup de grâce
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
flash (of light); glint; schiller
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it