willpower; energy; vitality
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
government forces; loyalist army
minimum; at the very least
just the other day; quite recently
collective responsibility; joint liability
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
in the mountains; among the mountains
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
attack; assault; attempt; try
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
very; much; greatly; a lot of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
river; stream; River; the ... river
fair and square; open and aboveboard
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)