highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
desperation; struggle to the death
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
short distance; close range
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
on the occasion of; at the time of
dull sound; muffled sound
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
to fire into; to shoot into
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)