to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
at once; immediately; right now
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to see through; to see the true nature of something
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
reason; cause; circumstances
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nausea; sickness in the stomach
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
joke; playfulness; kidding around
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to collapse into; to flop onto
locational advantage; advantageous position
battlefield; battleground
even more; still more; further
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness