to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
attack; drive; advance; invasion
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem