gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to rise; to erect; to get up
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
special; particular; peculiar; unique
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
power; might; authority; influence
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
thrusting (a spear, etc.)