to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
near; close by; within reach; familiar
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
these guys; these fellows
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
behind; in the rear; in back
war situation; progress of a battle
rear guard; reserve troops
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
results; record; grades; marks
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear