murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to have a reason; to have an excuse
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
smooth (i.e. without problems)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
ultralight; ultralightweight
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
pair; the two; both persons; both things
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?