unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to lose sight of; to miss
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
participation; joining; entry
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
but; however; even though; even if
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
everything; anything; nothing
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
at once; there and then; immediately
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards