sight (signs) of an aeroplane (airplane)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
desperately; for one's dear life
just managing; with great difficulty
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
dogfight; play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
thickness; profundity; depth
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)