to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
the reverse; other side; lining
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
book; volume; this; present; main; head
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
battlefield; battleground
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)