to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to sustain a serious wound
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
several times; a few times
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to check; to stop; to keep back
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to shoot or fire off an arrow
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
in succession; one by one
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
surrounding at a distance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say