by all means; no matter what; at any rate
sudden change; complete change
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
God's will; Heaven's will
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
materials; data; document
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
guard; sentinel; garrison
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
naturally; of course; understandably
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
feelings; thoughts; meaning
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
useless; vain; aimless; idle
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
even so; anyhow; at any rate
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
distinction; discrimination
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
cross; crossed; cruciform
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence