to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to check; to stop; to keep back
Stefan; Stephan; Stephane
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
incident; affair; happening; event
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
how long; how much; to what extent
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
under control (e.g. of territory)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
grip (of hand); grip strength