double take (esp. out of surprise)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to be a matter of life or death
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to sustain a serious wound
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
moment; brief space of time
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
group; bunch; crowd; group
object of adoration, longing
preface; introduction; preamble
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
supreme; sublime; highest
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
by sheer strength; by brute force
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
someone (something) not to be trifled with
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
like; similar to; same as
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
top of the head; crown of the head
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over