winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
all-out attack; general offensive
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
while; even though; despite
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to torment; to harass; to tease
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
(how) many times; (how) often
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down