to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to run through; to run past
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to stiffen; to become stiff
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
just above; right overhead
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone