cheerful; lively; lighthearted
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
remarkable; striking; obvious
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
very much; exceedingly; extremely
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
madder red; dark red; crimson
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
declaration of war; proclamation of war
in accordance with plans; just as planned
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment