smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
there is nothing; having nothing
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to hit hard; to strike hard
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to strangle; to constrict
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to go through formalities
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
usage; way to use; utilization
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
platoon commander; section commander
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
supreme; sublime; highest
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close