to pick up; to find; to gather
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
acceleration; speeding up
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
instant; moment; for an instant
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
such ... as; or some such
until now; so far; up to the present
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack