assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
look!; there!; here!; that is
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
mountain range; mountain belt
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
magic bullet; magic bullets
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
protracted war; war of attrition
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
major earthquake; large earthquake
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
meteor swarm; meteor shower
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person