to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
living thing; organism; creature; biology
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
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
release; emission; ejection
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to be hot on a person's heels
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to harm; to cause harm to
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
continuation; succession; series
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity