to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
unusual; abnormal; strange; odd; peculiar; weird
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
directivity; directionality; intentionality
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
awareness; realization; noticing
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
archery; mapping; map; morphism
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
all (there is); as long as there is
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to marry off; to espouse to
bunch of flowers; bouquet
good-looking; fair; beautiful
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn