to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to knead well; to polish; to refine
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
judgment; judgement; discernment
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
innumerable changes; infinite variety