speed; velocity; pace; velocity
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
inside a plane; in-flight
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to comb down; to smooth down
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
body; physique; build; stature
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
24 hours; twenty-four hours
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to slide into; to slip into
to complain; to make a complaint
(period of) a year; during an era
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
by today; before the day is over
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack