to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
four (long cylindrical things)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
material; substance; matter
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
difficult to ...; hard to ...
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
two (long cylindrical things)
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
dispersing; breaking up; running away
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to fight a battle; to have a fight
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
covering; protection; backing; relief