to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to rush over; to run up to
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
dull sound; muffled sound
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
difference; disparity; gap
hostile relations; hostile relationship
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
one by one; one after another; successively
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
retreating figure; appearance from behind
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability