sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
existence; being; presence
curiosity; inquisitiveness
right behind; just behind; directly behind
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to pretend; to act (as if)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
general mobilization; full mobilization
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
specialization; specialisation
combat power; fighting strength
trivial; not amounting to much
to blaze; to burn brightly
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
three-digit number; hundreds column
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage