to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
share; portion; quota; cut
female court attendant; court lady
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
first match (in a series)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
notes; comment; remark; annotation
proper; respectable; decent; honest
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
wooden fence; board fence
to begin shooting; to shoot out
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
debt collection; debt collector
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
excessive flattery; adulation
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all