impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
art of self-defense (defence)
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
percent; per cent; percentage
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
innocent; blameless; guiltless
ordinary citizen; the general public
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
coaxial mounting; multiple mounting
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
evident; plain; distinct; clear
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
forked tree; forked branch
overlapping; piling; stacking
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
peripheral equipment; peripheral device
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem