long ago; a long time ago; already
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
choice; selection; option
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to erase all trace of something
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
both hands; both arms; ten
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
vertical take-off and landing; VTOL
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web