pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
concentrated fire; intense criticism
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
scattering (in all directions)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
advance; moving forward; progress
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to triumph; to be elated with success
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over