to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
bravery; courage; heroism
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
whispering; murmuring; subdued
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
other side; opposite side; other party
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
two days later; day after next; next day but one
polish; grinding; sharpening
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to gather strength; to take heart
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
legendary beast; magical beast
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)