to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
posture; position; stance
strength; power; proficiency; ability
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
favourite horse; favorite horse
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite