single word; a few words; brief comment
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
ill will; malice; evil intent
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
journey; route of a journey
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
lethality; killing effectiveness
infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
brown; light brown; tawny
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living