quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
of the same age; age-matched
this world; this life; world of the living
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats