to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
since; henceforth; ever since
to eat up; to consume (completely)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
weight (for scales); counterweight
to bring back; to restore
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand