to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
sword strike; sword slash
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
rationality; reasonableness
derivation; development; offshoot
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
decapitated head of an enemy
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bend; to warp; to curve
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
experiential; empirical; experimental
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
creeping; crawling; sneaking
to sink (into); to get depressed
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking