spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to crumble away; to collapse
conflict; fighting each other
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
untouched; unused; intact
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do