sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
chances of winning (a bet); odds
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
perfect; complete; flawless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
many; much; plenty; hardly
battlefield; battleground
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
old soldier; veteran; old hand
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
eagle (Accipitridae family)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
discovery; detection; finding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to speak; to say; to vocalize