with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
forcibly; against one's will
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
opposite side; opposition
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
already; now; no longer; not any more
audience; spectator; spectators
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
load; loading; weight (of a load)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be