to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
of no interest; not interested
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
suddenly; all of a sudden
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence