popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to bend; to warp; to curve
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to knock down; to knock off
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work