reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
two (long cylindrical things)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
amount of material resources
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to fight each other; to clash
but; however; provided that
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to be too numerous; to be too much
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
decision; judgment; resolution
fall; drop; descent; coming down
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...