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overwhelming

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

4

to win; to gain victory

2

face of a dead person

1

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

minced meat; ground meat

2

to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

1

easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

5

to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

3

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

professional job; profession

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

3

drum

1

to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly

1

skull; cranium

1

exchange; conversion

1

to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

to extend; to expand; to spread out

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

distant

1

to set fire (to)

1

rook; fly ball

1

branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house

1

measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

1

ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames

1

to step over or across; to overcome

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted

2

occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality

2

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

2

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

1

whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

1

loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce

1