tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
completely; entirely; totally
drive wheel; driving wheel
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to beat; to batter; to pummel
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
great speed; recklessly fast speed
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled