carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
wild beast; wild animal; brute
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
to force one's way; to push through
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to pass (of time); to elapse
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
a few years ago; some years back
how many years; how long; what year
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be manageable; to be able to handle
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
several years; a few years