encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
that; the matter in question
to gain strength; to have energy
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
weird; strange; mysterious
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
commander; commanding officer; CO
mask; disguise; guise; mask
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
chain mail (armor, armour)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
perception; sensing; noticing
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction