to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
violent explosion; bursting
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
distinction; discrimination
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to flare up; to burst into flames
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to pitch forward; to fall forward
contest of strength; trial of strength
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
drama; play; powerful drug
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
how; in what way; I wonder
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape