not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
corridor; hallway; passageway
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to solicit; to demand; to extort
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
trio; gang of three; threesome
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
restoration; repair; mending
the whole school; all the schools