to sustain a serious wound
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
expression; presentation; representation; notation
root; source; origin; cause
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
pupil; disciple; follower
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
the opposite direction; the other way
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
event; phenomenon; matter
using as an intermediary; through