owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
battlefield; battleground
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power