to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
contest of strength; trial of strength
addition; annexation; appendage
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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
several times (as large, over)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
form; shape; figure; visage
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to jar; to creak; to grate
dull sound; muffled sound
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out