to shake off; to throw off
by all means; at all costs
to pretend; to act (as if)
trembling with excitement
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
common front; united front
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to slide down; to slip down
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
three sides; small offering stand
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
terminus; terminal; end edge
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to be closely crowded together
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
indoor dog; dog kept indoors; house dog
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible