investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
evident; plain; distinct; clear
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to apologize; to apologise
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
each place; various places
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to jump upon (a moving object)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
end of life; death; annihilation
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
straight; as the crow flies
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
upper half of the body; upper body
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
flash (of light); glint; schiller
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
but; however; even though; even if
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well