to diminish (dampen) the spirit
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
ability; performance; efficiency
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to mind; to care; to worry
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
come out!; where are you?
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
if you think about it; come to think of it
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)