weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
damp; moist (negative nuance)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
practice; practising; training; study
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
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)
twice; again; second time
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
audience; spectator; spectators
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
offense and defense; offence and defence
to attack; to assault; to assail
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to thrust before; to thrust at
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end