to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
one thin flat object; one sheet
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
double; twice (as much); twofold
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
behind; in the rear; in back
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
just above; right overhead
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem