clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
lower region; lower part; region below
to mow; to reap; to harvest
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
tall figure; high stature
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
assistance; backing; reinforcements
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate