covering; protection; backing; relief
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
upper half of the body; upper body
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to scatter away; to vanish
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
god of death; death deity; Death
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
weight; heavyweight boxer
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here