to paint (draw) a picture
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
scene; spectacle; sight; view
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
offender; criminal; culprit
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)