to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to torture to death; to toy with (someone) until dead; to inflict a slow and painful death
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
bloody battle; bloody fight
to run through; to run past
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
great numbers; numerical superiority
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to be damaged; to receive damage
foolish look; stupid look
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to burst (open); to break; to split
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
nothing but; none other than
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people