getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
according to plan; as planned; on target
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound