to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
treating someone like a child
to complain; to make a complaint
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
looking on from afar; being a spectator
several times; once or twice
small build; small stature
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to sustain a serious wound
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
club budget; club expense
unexpectedly; surprisingly
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy