gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to send flying with a kick
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
matter of time; question of time
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
decision; determination; resolution
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
short pause; short interval
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
continuation; succession; series; continuous
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears