crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
as (for); for; in the capacity of
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
behind; in the rear; in back
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to brave a danger; to take a risk
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
arrest; apprehension; capture
article; news story; report; account
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
bunch of flowers; bouquet
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
being startled; getting a shock
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun