swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
eight (long cylindrical things)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
two times; twice; two degrees
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
impossible; unlikely; improbable