rear guard; reserve troops
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
outbreak of war; starting a war
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
empirical; from experience
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to make use of; to lend money
pale; pallid; bluish-white
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
notice; attention; observation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service