to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to jump up and down; to hop
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
speaking voice; talking voice
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
silence; stillness; quietness