perception; sensing; noticing
to stop (plug) one's ears
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to distract a person's attention
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
ability; capability; skill
evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)
prospects of victory; chances of success
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
low (level, value, price, etc.)
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
hand used like a sword in striking
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
split; division; break up
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)