to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pierce through; to break through
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
throw; throwing; throwing event
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of