war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
distinctive; characteristic
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to choke; to have trouble breathing
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
influence; effect; impact
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to do someone in; to bump someone off
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to have an eye on; to zero in on