to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
fall; drop; descent; coming down
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
nature; property; disposition
very great; enormous; serious
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
both hands; both arms; ten
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
offense and defense; offence and defence
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to change the position of
difference; variation; difference
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength