clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
militarization; militarisation
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
future; possible; potential; prospective
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
gossip; corner of the mouth
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
creation; Creation (by God)
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
everybody; every last one of them; all
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing