contest of strength; trial of strength
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
standing firm; holding out
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
even more; still more; further
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
right beside; close to; nearby
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)