blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be worried; to be troubled
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
trembling or quavering voice
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
soldier; combatant; warrior
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
villain; baddie; the villain's part
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
commencing with; including