one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to be too late; to be too slow
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
three; three years of age
to throw away; to abandon
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to fight against; to oppose; to face
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; discernment
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing