to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
last days; the end; one's fate
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
perception; sensation; awareness
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
prospects of victory; chances of success
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside