emotional strength; force of will
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
successfully; with success
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
place; situation; position; location
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
clicking; clopping; clacking
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to raise one's voice; to shout
specimen; sample; object to be examined
confusion; distraction; derangement
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
interruption; suspension; break
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
difference; variation; difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
these guys; these fellows
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to get one's head around; to think about
ingredient; component; composition
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart