holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
upper half of the body; upper body
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
opposite; reverse; contrary
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
command; lead; generalship; leadership
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to face on; to look out on to
display window; shop window; store window
thunderous roar; roaring sound
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
squad leader; divisional officer
to give directions; to issue instructions
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
craving; longing; thirsting