sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
attenuation; damping; decay
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
just above; right overhead
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
gazing at (in wonderment)