underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to run about trying to escape
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
opening and shutting; opening and closing
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to repeat; to be frequent
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
speaking of ...; as for ...
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
flight; desertion; escape
start; commencement; beginning; initiation