laminating; lamination layer
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
wise saying; famous saying
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
fully armed; armed to the teeth
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to squeeze out; to wring out
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
with a start; with a jump
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to stiffen; to become stiff
class; heading; group; category
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur