snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
just because; even if; even though
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
in succession; one by one
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
grimoire; manual of black magic; book of magic and spells
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
decisive battle of brief duration
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
course; route; path; process; means
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to mix; to stir; to blend
to brave a danger; to take a risk
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die