sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
resolute; determined; bold
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
root; joint; base; crotch
to collapse into; to flop onto
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to give directions; to issue instructions
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to take command; to give direction
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)