to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
on the way back; returning
to part left and right; to open out
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
propulsive power; driving force
gliding (through the air)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
-less; lacking; non-existing
to jump upon (a moving object)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
dozens; scores of; decades
to slide down; to slip down
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much