to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to turn towards; to point
literally; to the letter; literal
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
group; party; team; squad; section
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to surround; to crowd around
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
place; situation; position; location
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)