to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
some people; a few people; several people
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
in succession; one by one
those (near the second person)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
front; frontage; facade; main
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
battle formation; military formation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to take back; to recapture
to put one's strength into
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
snake; serpent; large snake
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice