rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
battle formation; military formation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
legendary beast; magical beast
government service; the bureaucracy
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to squash; to crush; to flatten
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
secret; private; surreptitious
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
in the meanwhile; during the time
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone