reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to spring at; to leap upon
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
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
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
official name; formal name
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
(a person's) appearance; looks
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to split (by striking); to divide; to disclose; to speak frankly
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to become hoarse; to become husky
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite