to temper thoroughly; to train well
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
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
limbs; arms and legs; body
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
resolute; determined; bold
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to knead well; to polish; to refine
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be born; to come into the world
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
great numbers; numerical superiority
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal