in the meanwhile; during the time
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to shake off; to throw off
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
fall; drop; descent; coming down
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
rising; ascending; climbing
to be hot on a person's heels
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
ten; 10; ten years of age
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
place; situation; position; location
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to lay aside; to set aside
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)