jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to show up; to appear; to turn up
one after another; in rapid succession
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
one's own army; one's own team
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved