better than nothing; better than none at all
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
personal grudge; personal enmity
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
inside; interior; inner part
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
other than; excluding; without
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
one's person; around one's person
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
confidentially; privately; off the record
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
toast; congratulatory cup
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
chain; series; connection; linkage
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
desperation; self-abandonment
for use of customers or guests
escape hatch; escape door