middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
expectation; anticipation; forecast
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
first meeting; first interview with
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
same generation; one's generation
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny