splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
precondition; prerequisite
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to attempt; to test; to try out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
members; member; constituent
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back at; to retort
decision; determination; resolution
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to squeeze out; to wring out