to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to be muddy; to be slushy
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
(how) many times; (how) often
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
to shave off; to scrape off
brilliant; bright; dazzling
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
blunder; slip; error; error
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion