to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
insanity; an insane person
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
complete set; all; everything
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
witnessing; observing; sighting
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
disadvantageous; long (odds)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
battle station; action stations
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to not be taken seriously
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
night attack; nocturnal assault
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
working in the fields; working on a farm
unique; peculiar; singular
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
after use; after occurring
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
spending; consumption; misappropriation; embezzlement
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly