solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
every single word and phrase; word by word
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
interference; intervention; meddling
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to look away; to avert one's eyes
specialization; specialisation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
in spite of; regardless of
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
vitality; (one's) life force
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you