it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to prostrate oneself (before)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
management; administration; operation
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to revere; to respect; to worship
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
behaviour; behavior; conduct
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
bad behavior; misbehavior
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
main cause; primary factor
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to open (one's eyes) wide
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
walking briskly; determinedly
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to mind; to care; to worry