to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
several minutes; a few minutes
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
in accordance with; according to
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sound of vibrating bowstring
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
all night long; all through the night
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
objection; dissent; protest
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
strong-willed; strong of heart
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires