let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
electricity; (electric) light
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
convenient; handy; useful
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
how long; how much; to what extent
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
genius; prodigy; natural gift
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
good performance; good work; great success