shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
only; merely; but; no more than
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
several people; a few people
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
piece of meat; cut of meat
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be smeared; to be covered
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
battle formation; military formation
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
moving about; stirring about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to rise; to erect; to get up