flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
back street; back alley; off-street
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
thunderous roar; roaring sound
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to make an appearance; to show up
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
a little; a bit; slightly
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
surely; certainly; without doubt
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
to be contrary to one's expectations
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
to go along; to walk along; to follow