fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
in that way; thus; so; so?
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
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
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
meaning; significance; sense
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away