to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to be dispersed; to get separated
unconfirmed; unidentified
flying object (rocket, missile, etc.); projectile
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to take back; to recapture
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
worst; worst-case (scenario)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
time; season; period; phase; stage
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
discovery; detection; finding
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such