sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
parents and siblings; one's relatives
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
menial; meanness; servility; abject
pure and innocent; immaculate
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
meteor; shooting star; falling star
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
several weeks; a few weeks
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
distress; wretched condition
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
sympathy; empathy; response
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
prospects of victory; chances of success