shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
furious facial expression
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
certainly; surely; definitely
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to be discouraged; to shrink from
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to take away; to carry off
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to peddle (goods); to hawk
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)