(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
much less; to say nothing of
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
several minutes; a few minutes
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
strong interaction; strong force
under control (e.g. of territory)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
than; other than; except; but
concussion (of the brain)
spider's thread; spider silk
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
above; going steadily upward
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
breathily (while talking)
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
short pause; short interval