spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
hostility; antagonism; opposition
even more; still more; further
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
tedious; boring; being fed up with
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
pointing out; identification
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
complete change; about-face
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
prospects of victory; chances of success
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding