antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
honour; honor; glory; renown
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to be extremely tall (of stature); to tower; to loom
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
pressure; oppression; suppression
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
covered in mud; mud-caked
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
splinters of glass; glass shards
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
mirror surface; lens surface
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity