to spoil; to rot; to corrode
tag (children's game); tig
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
intercept; interception; counter-attack
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ancient times; prehistoric times
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
manuscript; version; draft
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes