personal combat; one-to-one fight
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
half the body; half length
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
stone (used for throwing)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
inside one's heart; in one's mind
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)