pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
that; the matter in question
(being) frail; in frail health; frailty
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
safety; welfare; well-being
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
while; during (the time when)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; by what means
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
failure; mistake; blunder
pessimism; disappointment
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win