war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to chase; to run after; to pursue
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be helpful; to be useful
whispering into a person's ear
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit