incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
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)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to shout (in anger); to yell
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed