staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
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
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
feeling keenly; fully realizing
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
top of the head; crown of the head
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable