stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
concussion (of the brain)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
drive assembly; driving gear; driving mechanism; running gear
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
at once; there and then; immediately
condition; situation; prospects
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance; cave prison
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
adult version; adult edition
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
momentum; amount of exercise
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
practice; practising; training; study
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to lose heart; to lose motivation
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
invisibility (through magic)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan