fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to thrust away; to send flying
getting on board; sailor; seaman
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
river surface; surface of a river
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
nausea; sickness in the stomach
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to make sense; to be meaningful
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
on board a ship; aboard a ship
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously