(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
war; battle; match; game; competition
production (e.g. play); direction
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to be muddy; to be slushy
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
regret; repentance; remorse
to torment; to torture; to harass
still (continuing); as ever; further
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to crumble away; to collapse
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to order; to command; to appoint
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
attack; drive; advance; invasion
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
business; trade; operations; sales
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)