advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
another time; some other time
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
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
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to do together; to share; to participate in
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
in the future; another day; later
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
desperation; self-abandonment
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
body; physique; build; stature
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals