to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
equality; impartiality; evenness
to knock down; to utterly defeat
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to hold fast; to protect to the end
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
essence; true nature; substance; reality
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
physical strength; muscle strength
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
pressure; oppression; suppression
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope