strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
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
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
classification; assortment
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
suffering pain; experiencing hardship
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
diversion; distraction; feint
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
look!; there!; here!; that is
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
mountain range; mountain belt
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
magic bullet; magic bullets
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
protracted war; war of attrition
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
major earthquake; large earthquake
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
meteor swarm; meteor shower