to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
heave ho (shout used by construction workers, etc. when pulling something big)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
in one's hands; in one's control
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
sympathy; compassion; pity
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
breaking off; snapping off
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off