advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be filled to bursting; to burst
utmost limits; extremity; limit
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
invisibly; secretly; privately
grip (of hand); grip strength
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to shake one's head (in denial)
without leaving any trace
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
directly opposite; right in front
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it