vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
freely; right and left; as one pleases
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
level ground; plain; flatland
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
long (time that has passed); old (story)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to rock; to shake; to swing
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
blow; shock; strike; batting
accumulation; accumulate; store