work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to take away; to carry off
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
letting (a ball) pass; missed catch
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation