to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
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 take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to cry and shout; to scream
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
order; command; directions; instructions
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to do someone in; to bump someone off
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
body; physical system; (the) person
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to make sense; to be meaningful
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
release; emission; ejection
to scatter away; to vanish
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
infant; baby; little child
contempt; derision; slight; disdain