metre; meter; meter; gauge
to tower over the surroundings
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
feeling keenly; fully realizing
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
without leaving any trace
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to pile up; to accumulate
powerless; helpless; incompetent
battlefield; battleground
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)