estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
violent explosion; bursting
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to rain incessantly; to downpour
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to cease; to stop; to be over
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be too late; to be too slow
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
almost; roughly; approximately
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship