threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
spurt of blood; spray of blood
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
the same; the said; likewise
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
loud laughter; hearty laugh
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)