to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
in proportion to; just as much as
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to fall on one's backside
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to jump at; to be attracted by
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
automatic; intransitive verb
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
polish; improvement; burnishing
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to polish up; to shine up
with a momentary flash of light
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set