particular; hard to please; fussy
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to withstand; to be able to endure
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
battle formation; military formation
plural; multiple; several
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
wounded person; injured person
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one by one; one after another; successively
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
again (and again); once again; yet again
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
square formation (of troops); magic square
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread