to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
form; shape; figure; morph
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping