disintegration; self-destruction
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
separate; scattered; apart
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
metallic sound; metallic clank
to triumph; to be elated with success
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
improved version; revised edition; refinement
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to thrust away; to send flying
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
just because; even if; even though
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely