sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
promising; hopeful; full of promise
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
observation; survey; watching
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking