dark brown; colour of tanned skin
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
armed forces; military; troops
to fly around; to scatter
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to leap back; to jump back
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to wring the neck; to strangle
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to count up; to enumerate
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
store interior; inside of a shop
grasp; catch; understanding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to hang (something) on the wall
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar