rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
belligerence; fighting spirit
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be muddy; to be slushy
directly opposite; right in front
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 strangle; to constrict
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
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
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
just managing; with great difficulty
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)