Proverbially, to work hard is to "keep your nose to" this
grindstone
Why so this, sullenly dejected? Did you forget to bring this, an Elmer's specailty, to art class?
glue & glum
the "middle" position in netball
(idk this question was originally about american football figure it out u numptys grrr)
center
In the 1630s, a craze developed in Holland for this flower, with many investors paying huge sums for individual bulbs
a tulip
Ha! Thou shakest so much thy feet can barely stay in these, brought to Europe in the 8th century
stirrups
According to the nursery rhyme, if you were born on a Tuesday, you're full of it
grace
You'll make the this, perhaps an A+, if you can dig deep & name this somber earth excavation
grade & grave
Sabine Ulibarri's novel "Mi Abuela Fumaba Puros" translates to "My Grandma Smoked" these
Cigars
The scientific name of this orange flower with black-spotted petals is Lilium tigrinum
the tiger lily
Thou art lucky this my weapon hath a safety tip called a coronal; else thoud'st be unbreath'd as well as unhors'd
a lance
One of the 7 deadly sins, it's from the Latin for "to swallow"
gluttony
Use your head to think of this body part & you'll get to this word, a girl's woven locks
braid & brain
Juice from a Granny Smith
cider
Monkshoods are pollinated only by these
bees
Wilt thou ward off my blow with an ecranche type of this? Why not use a sheet of parchment, 'twill work as well
a shield
A period of pregnancy, or a time for the development of an idea
gestation
Change direction quickly with this 4-letter word into this one that precedes "sucker" in fashion
veer & seer
Restriction of expression, often by a government
censorship
In the names of flowers, this 4-letter word that means "plant" or "root" follows bladder, St. John's & slipper
wort
Hark! This fellow who proclaimeth the name of each jouster is more worthy of my steel than thee
a herald
It's the London borough famous for a royal observatory
Greenwich
"Begin" with this word; end with this one, meaning harsh or desolate, as a landscape
start & stark
The suspension of active hostilities in a war zone
a cease-fire
You might "remember" that this flower, also called a scorpion plant, is a symbol of friendship & true love
forget-me-not
The lady whose favor thou sportest will sup with me ere the end of this larger event of which the joust is part
a tournament