intelligence; intellect; brains
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
totally willing; fully motivated
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
binoculars; field glasses
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to be lacking in options; to be too few
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
gliding (through the air)
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
main school; principal school; this school; our school
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about