to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to become empty; to be emptied
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government