spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
left breast; left side of the chest
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
draw (in competition); tie game
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
unique; peculiar; singular
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
sense of duty (obligation)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses