to shoot or fire off an arrow
recognition; acquaintance
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to peel off and fall; to flake away
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
tool; implement; means; furniture
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
acceleration; speeding up
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to support each other; to support one another
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it