reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to squeeze out; to wring out
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
the front; honest; upright; decent
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
in that manner; like that
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles