to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
running away; escaping on foot
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
older brother and younger sister
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
dull sound; muffled sound
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
cheering song; supporters' song
king; monarch; ruler; champion
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
acceleration; speeding up
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
dozens; scores of; decades
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession