otherwise; or else; if not
either way; in any case; one way or another
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
murder; killing; murderer
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
these guys; these fellows