to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
front kick (esp. martial arts)
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to throw away; to abandon
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
in succession; one by one
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
directly opposite; right in front
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land