to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to be remembered; to go down in history
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
last days; the end; one's fate
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
journal; magazine; periodical
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
shop; small store; business; firm
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
either way; in any case; one way or another
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)