to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
many; much; plenty; hardly
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
in the end; at the end of the day
to put one's life on the line
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
most part; greater part; majority
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
ultramarine colour (color)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
the whole day; all the day
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
out of character; unlike one
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
verge of death; dying moments