landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
fighting stance; fighting pose
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
physical strength; muscle strength
to blow off; to be blown off
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
instead; but (on the other hand)
to perceive; to understand
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
strong interaction; strong force
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again