retention; maintenance; preservation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
remaining; left-over; excess
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
battlefield; battleground
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
proposal; proposition; suggestion
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp