Sadly, once the thanator had jumped on her, she could not be rescued.
Jake rolled under the fallen tree to escape from the thanator's teeth.
Three things about the thanator must always be kept in mind:
• It can move silently through the forest.
• It's big and strong.
• It wants to eat you.
The Great Mother was looking after me when the big thanator attacked and I've survived.
Proverbial expression or phrase Ask a thanator to release its prey.
(Refers to a futile gesture, an attempt to achieve something that might be desirable but will clearly not happen. In conversation it's usually shortened to Ätxäle pa(lu)lukanur.)
I saw the biggest thanator in (my) life.
(I saw the biggest thanator I had ever seen)
As the thanator was charging towards the two of us, Neytiri said something I will always remember.
A thanator that's hunting is dangerous.
A hunting thanator is dangerous.