ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
fair and square; open and aboveboard
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
revelatory dream; revelation; a vision
holding on to; sticking to
loser; defeated person; the defeated
immediately; at once; instantly
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
on the occasion of; at the time of
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip