quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as a child; when one was a child
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
extremely; very; really; super; so
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to move (house); to change residence
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
number one; first; best; most; game; round
very young; little; childish; immature
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
centre; center; center fielder
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to