quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
just a minute; small quantity
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
safety; welfare; well-being
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
book; volume; this; present; main; head
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
stealthy steps; soft steps
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
door; gate; opening; title page
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to watch over; to watch attentively