alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
confidence; trust; faith; credit
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
blow; shock; strike; batting
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
short and stout; small but wide around
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
desperation; struggle to the death
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago