hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
another thing; exception; special case
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
battlefield; battleground
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
each; (arch.) you (plural)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to be main; to be principal; to be important
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
warrior princess (in fiction)