preparations for returning (home)
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
contract; compact; agreement
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
down payment; contract money
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
interception; monitoring; tapping
restlessly; in continuous motion
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
systematic; organized; organizational
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
by sheer strength; by brute force
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
(brute) force; using all one's might
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration