to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to run through; to run past
to force one's way through
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to quicken one's pace (steps)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
make no progress; remain unsettled
(apportioning) in small amounts
call; summons; convening; convocation
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
to roll about; to writhe about
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to grimace; to make a wry face
plaintive; piteous; doleful
near oneself; close to one; familiar