Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
guard; sentinel; garrison
battle formation; military formation
long ago; previous; of a former age
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to force one's way through
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to be a matter of life or death
moving about; stirring about
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to have no chance (of succeeding)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution