reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
everything; anything; nothing
to leap back; to jump back
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
rate of magnification; magnification power
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
in search of; in order to look for
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
while; during; performed in this condition
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy