pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
safe plan; infallible measure
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
hegemony; leadership; initiative
dangerous position; peril
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
decisive; resolute; drastic
immediately carrying out (a plan)
if you think about it; come to think of it
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
commencing with; including
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
reason; cause; circumstances
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
worst; worst-case (scenario)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence