spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
region; limits; stage; level
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
as (for); for; in the capacity of
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
cease-fire; truce; armistice
common front; united front
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be too numerous; to be too much
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
head; lead; vanguard; first
burst of laughter; roar of laughter