rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
only; merely; but; no more than
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
skill; dexterity; proficiency
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be injured; to sustain a wound
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to rise; to erect; to get up
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to pitch forward; to fall forward
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
still (continuing); as ever; further
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(right at the) side; just beside
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thousands; several thousand
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of