thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
those (near the second person)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
terrain; geographical features; topography
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
body; physical system; (the) person
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
in the same way as; just like
relatively; comparatively
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
representative; exemplary; model
long (time); longstanding; for a long time