ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
severe wound; serious wound; gash
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
styptic; stopping of bleeding
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
a little bit; a little while
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
at the last moment; this late in the game
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
staying behind; remaining; residual
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
ability; performance; efficiency
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
four corners; four ordinal directions
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference