steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
physical condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
besides; in addition; also; moreover
two persons; two people; pair; couple
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to repeat; to do something over again
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
of course; certainly; naturally
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation