to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
two times; twice; two degrees
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
natural calamity; disaster
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to put on airs; to assume importance
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
one end; an end; part; fragment
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed