long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to pile up; to accumulate
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
help; assistance; service
to get tired out; to be exhausted
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to name; to call; to christen; to term
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
covert action; covert operations