skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
battle formation; military formation
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
behind; in the rear; in back
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
very likely; very probable
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
ago; since; before; previous
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
in accordance with; according to
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to be worried; to be troubled
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)