propulsive power; driving force
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
starting point; starting line
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
not caring; not giving a damn
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
series of battles; successive battles
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
how much; how many; to what extent
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for