branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
silence; stillness; quietness
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
steady advance; carrying all before one
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial