to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
condition; situation; prospects
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions