exchange of blows; long rally
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to be needed; to be wanted
great hurry; great haste; rush
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
proper; respectable; decent; honest
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to say; to be pleased to say
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
ordinary citizen; the general public
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
speech and conduct; words and deeds
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
authenticity; credibility
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses