no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to come to one's senses; to calm down
line of spears held at the ready
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to be too numerous; to be too much
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
commencing with; including
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
originally; by nature; from the start
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
killing time; staving off boredom
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to cry and shout; to scream
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous