it hasn't been long since
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
that's the way it is; such is life
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
and; thereupon; because of that
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to squeeze out; to wring out
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
just one person; only one