standing tall; towering; soaring
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
striking; remarkable; considerable
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
very likely; very probable
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
breathily (while talking)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
the way back; the way home; return trip
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
direct connection; direct link
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence