to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to squeeze out; to wring out
in the end; on top of that
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
anxiety (about the future)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
my lord; my master; you; my dear
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
returning to the competition (after a loss); comeback (from defeat); being reinstated; repechage; second-chance match
to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
yoke; constraints; oppression
yoke; constraints; oppression
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
foolhardiness; daredevil courage