more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
family; relatives; dependents; household
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to shake; to sway; to waver
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
even if not; even without
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
young girl; lass; adolescent female
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
(not) so much; (not) that much
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
on the occasion of; at the time of
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)