hindlimb; hindlimbs; hind leg; hind legs
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
distemper painting; painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to fight to the last (death)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
rosary; string of prayer beads
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to make one's heart flutter
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
thick curtain; drop curtain
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to put on airs; to assume importance
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
behind; in the rear; in back
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely