floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
with a momentary flash of light
moment; brief space of time
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
resolute; determined; bold
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
warmly; cordially; with tender care
special training; intensive training; crash course
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
make no progress; remain unsettled
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
event; phenomenon; matter
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
everything; anything; nothing
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
thickness; profundity; depth
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
totally willing; fully motivated
countermeasure; counter-measure
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
sword; blade; single stroke
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies