to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
training; drill; practice; discipline
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
such ... as; or some such
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
violent explosion; bursting
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
dropout; quitter; deserter
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation