to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to step firmly; to harden by treading
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to have an eye on; to zero in on
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
higher rank; better position
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion