ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
mangy cur; low animal; beast
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
fetters; shackles; restraints
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
on the occasion of; at the time of
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)