sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
fall; drop; descent; coming down
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
half the body; half length
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
forward somersault; forward roll
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)