with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
behind; in the rear; in back
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
gradually; slowly but steadily
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
choices; alternatives; options
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
beforehand; in advance; previously
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to use and then throw away
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
cannot be compared with; no match for
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to backfire; to have a harmful result
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
inside one's heart; in one's mind