to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
sublime; noble; high-minded
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
all (there is); as long as there is
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to throw down the gauntlet
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable