exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
proving ground; test site
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
suddenly; all of a sudden
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
next; secondly; subsequently
with a start; with a jump
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to give the stamp of approval
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
within the year; before the year is out
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house