defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
one thin flat object; one sheet
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
endurance contest; test of endurance
all but dead; half killed
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
belligerence; fighting spirit
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
loading; charging; filling
rapid-fire gun or cannon; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient