basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to be enraged; to flip out
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
one after another; in succession
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to fall flat; to fall face down
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
finishing blow; coup de grâce
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to thrust away; to send flying
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
suddenly; all of a sudden
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
twice; again; second time