to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
wounded person; injured person
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
moment; brief space of time
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to push aside; to push one's way through
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
back street; back alley; off-street