possession; retention; maintenance
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
these guys; these fellows
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
skill; dexterity; master hand
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
profound; deep; unfathomable
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
specialization; specialisation
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
and; thereupon; because of that
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit