fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
in the mountains; among the mountains
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
plural; multiple; several
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
at the last moment; this late in the game
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
full view; plain sight; completely visible
being dotted with; being scattered
in name only; titular; nominal
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ramification; branching off
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out