cesspool; sink; manure sink
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to die on the battlefield
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
trio; gang of three; threesome
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to leap back; to jump back
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
piece; fragment; one (object)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
finishing blow; coup de grâce
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
skill; dexterity; master hand
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sentiment; sentimentality
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
disadvantageous; long (odds)
deflagration; knocking (e.g. in car engines)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
consequence; result; conclusion