with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
intelligence agency; secret service
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
smallish; on the small side
most difficult; next to impossible
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
upper end; top; tip; top edge
to walk away; to saunter off
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
striking; remarkable; considerable
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sour look; surly face; pout
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
covert action; covert operations
alone; unaided; away from home