short distance; short range; short-haul
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
single word; a few words; brief comment
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
cease-fire; truce; armistice
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
not caring; not giving a damn
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
flight; desertion; escape
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression