self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
sports ground; sports oval
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
in that way; like that; that way
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
horror film; horror movie
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to stop walking; to pause
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
partly open; in half bloom
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cooperation; coordination; link
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh