to fight; to exchange blows
to knock down; to knock out
everywhere; all over; throughout
to collapse into; to flop onto
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
nonprosecution; nonindictment
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
personal affair; one's own affair
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
sweeping sideways; mowing down