to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
literature; books (reference); document
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
in the meanwhile; during the time
to cover up with something
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time