feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
good feeling; feeling good
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
calm; composed; cool; quiet
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to jump at; to be attracted by