to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
true character; real nature
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
soldier; combatant; warrior
release; emission; ejection
spider's thread; spider silk
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to step over or across; to overcome
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to fight against; to oppose; to face
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
cooperation; coordination; link
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart