arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
hue; color phase; colour phase
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
real intention; true motive; true meaning
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
sign; indication; omen; symptom
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
that's true; of course; obviously
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
disinformation; false information
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
planned; scheduled; systematic