thought; consideration; thinking
flight; desertion; escape
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
unexpectedly; surprisingly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
almost; roughly; approximately
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to keep away; to keep at a distance
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
absorption; suction; attraction
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
blow; hit (on the body); beating
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible