acceleration; speeding up
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
one by one; one after another; successively
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
relatively; comparatively
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
rising; ascending; climbing
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise