coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to scatter away; to vanish
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
technique; art; skill; move
blow; shock; strike; batting
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strong person; the strong; the powerful
dealing with; coping with
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
end of life; death; annihilation
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other