being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
torturing to death; tormenting to death
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
hidden treasure; treasured article
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
by sheer strength; by brute force
sense of duty (obligation)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
(necessary) personnel; required person
mobilization; mobilisation
right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
body donation; (arch.) becoming naked
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to strangle; to constrict
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other