to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
pale; pallid; bluish-white
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
promotion; raising of status
end; close; finish; termination
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be