siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to yearn for; to be in love with
to become pale; to turn pale
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
way out; means to escape; escape route
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; poor-quality coke (coal); left-overs; remnants
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
pillar of fire; blazing column
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to lead someone around by the nose
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
shortsighted; narrow-minded
piling up; multiple layers
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
young person; youth; young
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff