to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
loading; charging; filling
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
second (unit of time); arc second
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
fall; drop; descent; coming down
sea level; (surface of) sea
right angle; perpendicular
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to have one's hair stand on end