shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
hunting ground; hunting preserve
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to backfire; to have a harmful result
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
simple honesty; tactless frankness
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to shave off; to scrape off
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut