defeat; lost battle; losing a war
son of a bitch; piece of shit
unidentifiable; unidentified
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
murder; killing; murderer
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
intuition; instinct; hunch
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
disturbance; riot; mayhem
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
counter for things inside a bag
scattered animal feed; ground bait
enticement; inducement; attraction
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to call in; to invite; to bring in
disorder; chaos; confusion
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
muttering voice; murmuring voice
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source