to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
propulsive power; driving force
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
lower region; lower part; region below
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
going through; going via; going by way of
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
regulation; adjustment; control
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
high-explosive projectile
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
directly opposite; right in front
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
slight; little; insignificant
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
sickle and chain (weapon)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to blow off; to be blown off
distant; remote; isolated
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop