shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to indicate; to show; to point to
to beat to death; to kill
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to step forward; to volunteer
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to begin shooting; to shoot out
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
reaching; attaining; arrival
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
even if not; even without
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
ability; performance; efficiency
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)