to slide into; to slip into
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to fire into; to shoot into
to squeeze out; to wring out
how much; how many; to what extent
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
that is to say; so that means
to have confidence in one's own abilities
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
putting into operation; invocation
just one person; only one
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell