ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
accurate; correct; precise; exact
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
both (people); the two of them
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to order; to command; to appoint
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
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