robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
immediately; right away; on the spot
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
violent explosion; bursting
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to knock down; to utterly defeat
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
travelling alone; solitary journey
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to summon courage; to be brave
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out