practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
top of the head; crown of the head
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
only; merely; but; no more than
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to come to one's senses; to calm down
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
to grow hoarse; to become husky
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
information; news; report; reward; retribution
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime