to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
site; point on a map; spot
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
state of mind; mentality; psychology
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to fight with swords; to cross swords
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling