push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to part left and right; to open out
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
great admiration; deep respect
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
physical strength; muscular strength
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
wild beast; wild animal; brute
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to get between; to be caught in
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
success or failure; outcome; result
close to the wall; alongside the wall