to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
too much; excessively; too
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
both hands; both arms; ten
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
pistol; handgun; revolver
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
one revolution; one rotation
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like