arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
does not; can not; will not
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be boiled; to be cooked