to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
attack; drive; advance; invasion
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
still (continuing); as ever; further
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; ataxia
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
even more; still more; further
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid