sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
interior; inside; internal
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
discovery; detection; finding
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to run down (stairs, etc.)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to run through; to run past
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre