confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to be too late (to be of use)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to be led by; to be headed by
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
underground lake; subterranean lake
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
covered in mud; mud-caked
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
three persons; three parties
water's edge; waterside; shore
spider's thread; spider silk
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
color (of an animal); body color
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to go ahead; to pull ahead
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to use up all one's strength; to die
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor