unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
specialized; specialised; boutique
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
red blood cell; erythrocyte
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
ingredient; component; composition
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once