war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
spider's thread; spider silk
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
feel (of a material); texture
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
end of life; death; annihilation
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
falling over; toppling sideways
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
snugly; cosily; compactly