splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to keep away; to keep at a distance
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
hair (on the head); (a) hair
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
whole face; all over one's face
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
trivial; not amounting to much
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to get one's head around; to think about
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes