Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
decapitation; decapitated head
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to mix; to stir; to blend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
interference; intervention; meddling
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
surroundings; environs; circumference
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to bring back; to restore
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to fall on one's backside
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
opposite side; other side
throw; throwing; throwing event
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
rope; cord; policeman's rope