forgetting; lapse of memory
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
one's physical safety; personal security
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
plural; multiple; plural (number)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
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
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
I've got to be going; I must go
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
one by one; one after another; successively
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to await; to wait for; to expect
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark