sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
yoke; constraints; oppression
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
lightly; easily; carelessly
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to look around; to survey
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
lower region; lower part; region below
on the sea; surface of the sea
business jet; private jet
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to distract one's attention
selection; choice; option
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
immediately; right away; on the spot
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
control column; yoke; joystick
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
twice; again; second time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
ability; performance; efficiency
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)