please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to distract one's attention
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
way (of doing); manner; method; means
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
immediately; right away; on the spot
instability; insecurity; crankiness
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
by sheer strength; by brute force
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
near; close; beside; third person
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
horizon (related to land)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively