eighth day of the month; eight days
personification; impersonation; embodiment
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
several times; once or twice
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
direct connection; direct link
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
members; member; constituent
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
in this manner; in this way; like this
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
urgent; requiring quick (response)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides