hateful; detestable; loathsome
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
with a broad grin; smirking
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to order; to command; to appoint
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
one's own problem; one's own issues
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
long ago; previous; of a former age
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage