to beat time; to mark time
less than ...; smaller ...
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
opposite side; opposition
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
second; number two; runner-up
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
serious wound; serious injury