to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to press against each other; to huddle together
form; situation; condition
bluff; deceiving an enemy
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
(on) horseback; riding a horse
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
in all ages; since antiquity
armed forces; military; troops
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
each; (arch.) you (plural)
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
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 dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to be busy at work; to work diligently
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
edge or corner of a stone
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread