to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
strength; power; proficiency; ability
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to push back; to press back; to force back
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
maintenance; preservation; improvement
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
one by one; one after another; successively
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout