provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to yearn for; to be in love with
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
deuce (tennis, cards, dice, etc.)
very; greatly; exceedingly
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
drop (e.g. of water); drip
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
at the last moment; this late in the game
appointment; rendezvous; date
dead person; deceased person