flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
as much as one can; as much as possible
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
being stretched too thin; being pulled in all directions; (lit.) even with several bodies it wouldn't be enough
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to pierce through; to break through
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
arrest; apprehension; capture
influential person; man of importance
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
a push; another effort; one more effort
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory