one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
doing whatever one pleases
hooting; jeering; heckling
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
-less; lacking; non-existing
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
looking on from afar; being a spectator
self-consciousness; self-awareness
but; however; even though; even if
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
enemy territory; hostile place
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
sightseer; spectator; viewer
point of compromise; common ground
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to engage in a heated discussion
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
failure; rejection; rupture