what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
god of death; death deity; Death
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
considerably; fairly; quite
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
presence (impressive quality)
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
same generation; one's generation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to beat to death; to kill
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
freely; right and left; as one pleases
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext