to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
petty underling; small fry
mockery; derision; ridicule
to be badly made; to fail
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
to intervene; to stop (something)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
by sheer strength; by brute force
in perfect form; going swimmingly
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
someone (something) not to be trifled with
the very best; excellent; superb
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
quadruped; four-footed animal
tandem; (riding with a) passenger on a motorcycle
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
overlooking; turning a blind eye