one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
power; might; authority; influence
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
soldier; combatant; warrior
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
correction; revision; amendment
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
dozens; scores of; decades
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
prejudice; bias; distorted view
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
one end; an end; part; fragment
smallish; on the small side
done; just done; just finished
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist