to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
freely; frankly; without reserve
assistance; backing; reinforcements
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
most (numerous); largest (number of)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to surround; to crowd around