attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
moment by moment; hour by hour
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
pointing out; identification
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment