cowardly; timid; easily frightened
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
the last moment; the very end
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
stimulating; exciting; provocative
way; method; means; (technical) specification
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
one machine; one aircraft; one life
recitation; reciting from memory
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to die by drowning; to drown
command; commander; commandant
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
small number; few; minority
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
line of spears held at the ready
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
ancient times; prehistoric times
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
next; secondly; subsequently
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by