passing (an examination); making the grade
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
clay; clay pigeon shooting; clay target
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to cease; to stop; to be over
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
serious wound; serious injury
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to hit hard; to strike hard
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to not take seriously; to take lightly