provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to give a broad grin; to smirk
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
just above; right overhead
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
on the occasion of; at the time of
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hand used like a sword in striking
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be strangled; to be constricted
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to recover consciousness; to come to
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to go along; to walk along; to follow
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)