line of spears held at the ready
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to knock down; to knock off
to expire; to die; to draw one's last breath
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
silent; still; quiet; hushed
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
one difficulty; one danger
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
after tax income; net income
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
big talk; boasting; bragging
worthless thing; trivial thing
to run through; to run past
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
(on) horseback; riding a horse
runaway horse; galloping horse
moment by moment; hour by hour
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
order; command; life; destiny; fate
everywhere; all over; throughout
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
disused road; abandoned road
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding