to shave off; to scrape off
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
putting into operation; invocation
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to become frayed; to become loose
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
scattered; separated; dispersed
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
choices; alternatives; options
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
image; figure; figure; form; image
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into