terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
contradiction; inconsistency
somehow; for some reason or other
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
minimum; at the very least
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to watch over; to watch attentively
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
perception; sensing; noticing
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
covered wagon; prairie schooner
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
progress; being under way
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to leave (a scene); to step away
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling