lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
based on; on the basis of
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
threat; intimidation; menace
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
degree of relative priority
surely; certainly; without doubt
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
avoiding or dodging responsibility
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
overestimation; overvaluing
to be embarrassed for a reply
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
armed forces; military; troops
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
length (of an animal); body length
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
injured person; wounded person; casualty
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
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)
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)