metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
arrogant; haughty; insolent
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to pluck; to pick; to tear
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to call each other; to call out to one another