vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
dealing with; coping with
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
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.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
unexpectedly; surprisingly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to blow off; to be blown off
otherwise; or else; if not
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to be embarrassed; to lose face
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
two (long cylindrical things)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
excess; surplus; superabundance
great difference; major mistake
follower; attendant; valet; servant