surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to knock down; to knock off
to take a breath; to take a short rest
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ten; 10; ten years of age
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
strong person; the strong; the powerful
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to rise; to erect; to get up
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
impossible; unlikely; improbable
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
remembrance; recollection; recognition
these guys; these fellows
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again