opening fully; full throttle; full power
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
craftsman; skilled artisan
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
bet; wager; stake; gamble
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
little by little; bit by bit
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to walk in on; to tread upon
here and there; in places
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
reality; actuality; hard fact
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)