clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
quick work; (clever) feat
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
imposing stance; daunting pose
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to go past; to pass; to pass by
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
large quantity; large amount
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind