a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
form; shape; figure; morph
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
series of battles; successive battles
narrow escape from the jaw of death
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to call in; to invite; to bring in
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to be main; to be principal; to be important
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to spring at; to leap upon
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
spine; backbone; spinal column
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view