trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
military forces; hosts; troops
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
pressure; oppression; suppression
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
covered in mud; mud-caked
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
splinters of glass; glass shards
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
mirror surface; lens surface
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
each place; various places
reservation slip; reservation voucher
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself