dull sound; muffled sound
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
certainly; surely; definitely
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to squash; to crush; to flatten
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
neighbourhood; neighborhood
demonstration; show of force
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to talk to oneself; to mutter
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to fight with swords; to cross swords
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down