unexpected; unforeseen; strange
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
power; might; authority; influence
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
how long; how far; how much
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
small; fine; detailed; stingy
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to behave well (of a child)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
short pause; short interval
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
in proportion to; just as much as
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to boil strongly; to be excited
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back