irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
letting (someone) die without helping
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to apologize; to apologise
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
mobilization; mobilisation
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to sustain a serious wound
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
number of (large) animals
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
calm; composed; leisurely
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
body; physique; build; stature
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over