tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burst open; to pop; to split
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
independence; self-reliance
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
to be exhausted; to be worn out
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation