quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
being dotted with; being scattered
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump from one thing to another
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to raise one's voice; to shout
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
roundhouse kick; turning kick
conduct; behavior; behaviour
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
right under; directly below
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague